The Church today venerates the memory of Melania the Younger, Nun of Rome.     Today’s is also the last day of the year, based on the civil calendar, marking the Apodosis – or final day of the After-feast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

The Archbishop of Canada, His Eminence Sotirios, issued an encyclical for the New Year, where he also referred to the coming year as the anniversary of the start of the struggle to free the Greek nation from dour and backwards Ottoman rule. The Archbishop also touched on the ongoing tribulation faced by humanity in the…

Patriarch John X calls President Aoun For Greetings: “It is urgent to form a Lebanese government as soon as possible.” Patriarch John X called for a speedy formation of the Lebanese government and overcoming all the impediments. The Patriarch’s words came in a greeting call to Lebanese President Michel Aoun on the occasion of Christmas…

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His Grace Bishop Stefan of Remesiana celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the Saint Sava Cathedral in Belgrade on 27 December 2020. At the end of the Liturgy, Bishop Stefan served the memorial service to the Patriarch of blessed repose and our father Irinej. In the Saint Sava house distribution of gifts to children on…

On Sunday, December 20th, Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church in Moraga had the privilege of Bishop Maxim serving a beautiful outdoor Divine Liturgy where he gave thanks “for all God’s benefactions, those we know and those we know not.” In his sermon, Vladika Maxim explained that through the Divine Liturgy we are immersed in the…

The Holy Archdiocese of Australia this week regretfully announced that the annual celebration of Theophany at Sydney’s Yarra Bay has been cancelled. The same decision was taken for the traditional services of the Sanctification of the Waters and the Throwing of the Cross in the states of Victoria and Western Australia. The Archdiocese said its…

A strong earthquake that struck neighboring Croatia on Tuesday has damaged several Orthodox cathedrals and parish buildings in the Petrinja and Sisak districts. Additionally, the cathedral of St. Spyridon was also severely damaged, while the body of a man was found in the collapsed church of St. Nicholas in the village of Zazina, according to…

A conciliar Holy Liturgy and 40-day memorial service was held on Tuesday for reposed Patriarch Irinej of Serbia at the crypt of the St. Sava cathedral in Belgrade, where the latter is interred. Besides the relatives and close associates of Irinej, the services were attended by the President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic, who left flowers…