The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Porfirije, on Thursday officiated at a con-celebratory Divine Liturgy on the occasion of the feast day of Sts. Constantine and Helen, based on the Julian calendar, at the cathedral dedicated to the saints in the city of Vozdovac. In a sermon, His Holiness referred to the great contribution of…

On the occasion of World Environment Day on Saturday, Archbishop Ieronymos noted that the root of the problem linked to environmental protection lies in the ignorance and indifference of man, and his unwillingness to overcome his egocentrism and his supposed “material bliss”.

The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, on Thursday again spoke over what he called the greatest national problem facing the country, namely, a low birth rate combined with one of the oldest populations in Europe. His Beatitude spoke during an event at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation The Archbishop warned that the…

The Church today venerates the memory of Mary and Martha, the sisters of Lazarus. The Holy Myrrh-bearers, together with their brother Lazarus, were especially devoted to our Savior, as we witness from the accounts given in the Gospels. Today is also the feast day of Our Father Metrophanes, Archbishop of Constantinople.

The Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy & Great Monastery of Vatopedi, on Friday was intubated, following a decision by attending physicians at the Evangelismos Hospital in central Athens. The Elder’s condition is described as stable. The Elder Ephraim had been treated at the public hospital since last Friday for symptoms related to…

His Holiness Porfirije, the Serbian Patriarch, opened an exhibition of works by students of the Icon-painting workshop Saint Lazarus, founded by the artist Marija Bajic at the Millenium Tower at Gardos, in Zemun, on 3 June 2021. spc.rs

The Oradea Diocese of the Romanian Orthodox Church has been busy building new housing for orphaned and abandoned children. Two houses were inaugurated in April, and His Grace Bishop Sofronie of Oradea just blessed and opened another house in Oșorhei. The land for all the houses was provided for by the Church. The push is…

The Council of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church elected His Grace Bishop Joanikije of Budimlja and Nikšić as the new Metropolitan of Montenegro at its session in Belgrade last week. His Grace had been serving as locum tenens since the repose of His Eminence Metropolitan Amfilohije in late October. This week, Metropolitan Joanikije returned…

For the second time in a month, Yelena Popovic’s film Man of God about the great 20th-century wonderworker St. Nektarios of Aegina has received coveted audience accolades at international film festivals. The film made its international premier at the 43rd Moscow International Film Festival in late April, taking home the Audience Award. It was then…