On June 9th, 2021, on the eve of the feast of the Ascension of the Lord, the rector of the church of St. Zinaida of Rio de Janeiro Hegumen Innokenty (Denshchikov) had a meeting with the Patriarchal Vicar of the Orthodox Church of Antioch in Rio de Janeiro, Bishop Theodore Ghandour. The meeting was also…

A formal petition for the glorification of Elder Eumenios (Saridakis) among the saints was submitted to Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople by the Synod of the Church of Crete last week. Metropolitan Eugenios of Rethymnon and Avlopotamos was in Istanbul on Friday, June 11, to greet the Patriarch on his name’s day on behalf of the…

Construction on the Church of St. Joseph the Hesychast at Madagascar’s first male monastery was completed one year ago. And on Saturday, June 12, the church was consecrated by Bishop Prodromos of Toliaras and South Madagascar Bp. Prodromos himself had laid the foundation stone for the church, together with the then newly-formed brotherhood, in December…

Today, June 16, 2021, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America convened the Holy Eparchial Synod via video conference for a regularly scheduled meeting. As this was the Synod’s first gathering following the Great and Holy Feast of Pascha, the meeting opened with a customary exchange of fraternal greetings and festal wishes between the synodal members….

A memorial event was held this week at the Mahera township on Crete on the occasion of the anniversary of a WWII battle in the area. The Metropolitan of Arkalohori, His Eminence Andreas, attended the event, held in honor of the combatants who fought against the German invaders and occupiers of the island during the…

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, this week convened – via teleconference – the Moscow Patriarchate’s supreme council. Issues on the agenda included a detailed report compiled by the Synodal department for ecclesiastical education, as well as an annual report detailing cooperation between parishes around the vast country and young people.

Efforts have commenced to repair and restore the deserted church of St. Tryfonas on the northeast island of Imvros, with the assistance of natives of the isle from around the world, in cooperation with the Imvrian union of Macedonia-Thrace and the Metropolitan of Imvros and Tenedos, His Eminence Kirillos. The initiative comprises a commemorative donation…

The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Porfirije, over the weekend paid his first visit, since assuming the throne of St. Sava, to the Diocese of Vranje, the birthplace of St. Justin Popovic. His Holiness was greeted at the entrance of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity by the Bishop of Vranje, His Grace Pahomije, along…

Τhe Church of Crete’s Metropolitan of Kisamos and Selino, His Eminence Amphilochios, this week again spoke on the demographic crisis faced by Greece, and on the occasion of a new study by the Athens-based DiaNEOsis research firm. According to a best-case scenario cited in the study, by 2050 Greece’s population will stand at 10 million….