The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church met at Danilov Monastery in Moscow yesterday under the chairmanship of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. Among the many decisions made by the Synod, it was resolved to add two wonderworking icons to the official Russian Orthodox Church calendar, according to the Synodal…

The question of the authenticity of the Ekaterinburg remains discovered in 1991, believed to belong to Tsar Nicholas II and his martyred family, will be taken into consideration by the Bishops’ Council of the Russian Orthodox Church, which will meet in Moscow in November. The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church met at Danilov…

His Holiness Patriarch Neofit of Bulgaria has been admitted to the hospital for examination, the official site of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church reported yesterday. The Patriarch’s condition is stable and he is feeling well, and he thanks everyone for their attention and prayer. Given the media speculation on the matter, the Patriarchate “calls on the…

On 17 June 2021 it is 20 years since the demise of Bishop Sava (Vukovic) of Sumadija. On this occasion, His Grace Bishop Lukijan of Buda, the Administrator of Timisoara celebrated in Temisoara’s Cathedral church the commemoration to his spiritual father and teacher, Bishop Sava of blessed repose, who was also Administrator of the Diocese…

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch received His Excellency Kairat Abdrakhmanov, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities at the Patriarchal Palace in Belgrade, on 16 June 2021. The Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church thanked High Commissioner Abdrakhmanov for the visit, trust and attention he paid to the position and status of national minorities in the…

This week’s “How-to” Green Your Parish episode features Hieromonk Michael on “Creation and Monasticism.” The “How-to” Green Your Parish series is an initiative of the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations. New episodes will be released weekly featuring ideas and ways to introduce creation care and sustainability in your parish and home. Ranging from…

Unto the Most Reverend and Right Reverend Hierarchs, Pious Priests and Deacons, the Monks and Nuns, Presidents and Members of Parish Councils, Honorable Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Members of Leadership 100, the Day and Afternoon Schools, Philoptochos Societies, the Youth, Greek Orthodox Organizations, and the entirety of the Christ-named Plenitude of the Holy Archdiocese…

The Metropolitan of Fthiotida, His Eminence Simeon, this week visited a shelter for asylum seekers near Thermopylae, in south-central Greece. The shelter temporarily hosts 149 minors and their parents. His Eminence was briefed by the shelter’s management over its operation and toured the facilities, including a chapel dedicated to the Holy Unmercenaries, and a shrine…

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Wednesday underlined that a delegation of Kosovo Albanian leaders, who had arrived a day earlier in Brussels for a new round of talks between Belgrade and the latter, were absolutely not interested in any dialogue. Speaking to reporters about Tuesday’s resumption of such bilateral contacts, Vucic said he would address…