The picturesque, 19th-century wooden Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in the Estonian resort town of Narva-Jõesuu went up in flames for the second time this year last Thursday. More than 100 objects of high cultural value were damaged in the first incident in February, reports news.err.ee. Arson is suspected in…

A handful of pro-abortion activists showed up to interrupt the Orthodox prayer service being held outside an abortion clinic in Brooklyn on Saturday. As previously announced, the St. John the Forerunner Orthodox Pro-Life Society (formerly known as OCLife New York) held a moleben Saturday afternoon, led by His Eminence Archbishop Michael of New York and…

Beloved Faithful, In the Lauds of this morning’s Matins, we chanted the following phrase in praise of Pentecost: Ξένον ἄκουσμα, ξένον θέαμα, πῦρ διαιρούμενον εἰς νομὰς χαρισμάτων. Strange, that which was heard, strange, that which was seen, a Fire divided that these gifts may be apportioned. [1] This poetic hymn describes in concise – yet,…

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The Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II, on Sunday issued his best wishes on the feast day of the Pentecost, after officiating at the Divine Liturgy on Sunday at the Patriarchal Cathedral of Tbilisi.

Messages of compassion, prayers for a speedy recovery and the faithful’s love for the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim continued to pour in from every corner of the world, as the Abbot of the Holy & Great Monastery of Vatopedi remains intubated in an Athens hospital’s intensive care unit. After the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy on…

The Jerusalem Patriarchate celebrated the feast of the Holy Pentecost with a Vespers service on Saturday afternoon at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, and with a Divine Liturgy on Sunday morning at the Holy Tomb, officiated by the Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Most Godly Beatitude Theophilos III. The Feast of the Holy Pentecost was…

The Archbishop of Tirana, Durres & All Albania, His Beatitude Anastasios, last week received the visiting Mayor of Athens, Costas Bakoyannis. The latter was in Tirana for the inauguration of the Hellenic Park project in the Albanian capital. The Archbishop briefed the Athens mayor over the ministry and works conducted in the Adriatic country by…

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said he will reiterate Athens’ standing position regarding EU-Turkey relations, in statements during his arrival on Monday at a EU foreign affairs council meeting in Luxembourg.