His Holiness Porfirije, the Serbian Patriarch, received Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Croatia His Excellency Mr. Andrei Nesterenko in the Diocesan residence in Zagreb, on 7 June 2021. In a cordial conversation, the first since Mr. Nesterenko was appointed the representative of the Russian Federation in Croatia, the interlocutors sent mutual congratulations and expressed…

On Saturday, June 5th 2021, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas served the Divine Liturgy and ordained to the Diaconate Mr George Tsouros at the Church of the Holy Unmercenaries in the Metropolis of ‘Nea Smyrni’ in Athens.   thyateira.org.uk

In a local meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 31, the reformation of the present Kenyan educational system was discussed with local teachers, representatives of the School Boards of Management, and members of the Ministry of Education and the Teachers Service Commission. Among the participants was Fr. Antipas Odhiambo, a priest of the Nairobi Metropolis…

A new church dedicated to the 15th-16th century hero St. Stephen the Great is currently under construction at the Moldovan Ministry of Defenses building in the capital city of Chișinău. His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir of the Russian Church’s Metropolis of Chișinău and All Moldova celebrated the service of consecrating and laying the foundation stone for…

The burning of the Ottoman flagship took place on the night from the 6th to 7th of June 1822 just off the Greek island of Chios. The episode, which happened during the Greek War of Independence, was a retaliation for the massacre of Greeks living in Chios, that occurred two months earlier. In the burning…

Your Eminence and Graces, Beloved Brothers in the Holy Spirit, Dear Family of Hellenic College and Holy Cross, Beloved Bishop-Elect of Nazianzos, Your Grace Athenagoras, Χριστὸς Ἀνέστη! Christ is Risen! Today is a day of great personal joy for me, our Ecumenical Patriarchate and our Sacred Archdiocese, as we gather to elevate you, my dear…

The faithful who attended the Parish of St Stephanos in the Sydney suburb of Hurlstone Park on Saturday morning, 5 June, experienced feelings of great spiritual joy and excitement. During the Divine Liturgy, presided over by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, two ordinations were performed; one of a priest, and one of a deacon,…

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The Holy Metropolis of Nevrokop, in extreme southwest Bulgaria, as of this week hosts an exact replica of the Wonder-working Icon of the Theotokos “Of the Akathist, or Virgin Mary of the Standing Hymn, with the original treasured at the Mount Athos Monastery of Zografou. The replica of the miracle-working icon was conveyed to the…