The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Porfirije, officiated at a Hierarchical Liturgy at the Monastery of the Archangel Gabriel in Kovilje, on the occasion of the patron saint-day – the Synaxis of the Holy Archangel Gabriel – based on the Julian calendar. Several hierarchs, monks, clergy and deacons from many dioceses of the Serbian Orthodox…

Two Parliament deputies of the lesser opposition party Kinima Allaghis, Vassilis Kegeroglou and Dimitris Konstantopoulos, have tabled a draft amendment in Parliament foreseeing the creation of a foreign-language department at the Patriarchal University Ecclesiastical Academy of Crete. The two lawmakers tabled their amendment to coincide with a draft bill submitted by the relevant education and…

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, on Monday officiated at the solemn Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of St. Paraskevi, in the Bosporus district of Pikridi, called Haşköy in Turkish, and on the occasion of the feast day of the saint. In a sermon, His All Holiness referred to the life…

The Church today venerates the memory of Panteleimon, the Great Martyr & Healer. St. Panteleimon is one of the Holy Unmercenaries, and is held in special honor among them.

On the occasion of his 60th birthday His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, received congratulations from Orthodox primates, hierarchs, clergy, Crown Prince Aleksandar Karadjordjevic, representatives of other churches and religious communities, ambassadors, as well as numerous believers from the Homeland and the world. The Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church does not mark the day of…

Патријарх Порфирије: The angelic world was created to serve our salvation. In addition to being patron angels, they are also role models in their determination to serve constantly, uninterruptedly, tirelessly the will of God, the love of God, and the Church of God, that is, us people. We need to look up to angels; to…

One of the most recognizable images of Russian Orthodoxy, the wooden Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord on Kizhi Island in Karelia, has finally reopened to the public for the first time in 41 years. More than 100 unique specialists labored over the 15-year restoration of the 22-domed church, for which the A. S….

  July 26, 2021 Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Monastery Washington, Texas Reverend Abbess Paraskevi and Monastic Sisterhood in Christ, With great spiritual gladness, I rejoice to celebrate the Feastday of your Heavenly Protector and Advocate, the Holy and Righteous-Martyr, Paraskevi. Earlier in our prayers and praises, we read the following from her Kontakion: Τὸν ναόν…

On July 25, 2021, the V. Rev. Archimandrite George Nikas delivered remarks of thanksgiving to His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America at both the Divine Liturgy and the Luncheon that followed. From the Divine Liturgy: Σεβασμιώτατε Ἅγιε Αμερικής, κ.κ. Ελπιδοφόρε, ὡς εὖ παρέστητε!! Ὄντως, μὲ ξεχωριστή χαρά καὶ βαθία συγκίνηση σᾶς καλωσορίζουμε στην εὐλογημένη μας…