The Russian Orthodox Church this week announced that it has located some 7,000 abandoned churches and chapels throughout the vast country. In a statement, the head of a Patriarchal Council-affiliated committee of experts, Bishop Lipesk, said the goal is to now restore the places of worship. The Russian Church in 2019 announced that it has…

The monastic Mother Galaktia of Crete reposed in the Lord on Wednesday. An exodios funeral service will be held today at the Holy Monastery of the Panaghia Kalyviani, outside in Irakleio prefecture.

The Greek foreign ministry on Wednesday evening issued a stern reply to an earlier announcement by Turkey’s foreign ministry, which essentially disputed the Pontian Greek Genocide between 1916 and 1923 and insolently claimed that official Greece was distorting history. May 19 is annually commemorated as a day of remembrance of the Pontian Genocide, when more…

A large wildfire west of the greater Athens area, near the resort town of Loutraki on the Corinth Gulf, was burning hundreds of acres of pine forest in a remote semi-mountainous region over the past 24 hours. As a precaution, the Holy Monasteries of St. Paraskevi and St. John Makrinos were evacuated, while later on…

The Church today venerates the memory of the Holy Martyr Thalleleus, who achieved the crown of martyrdom in the late 3rd century. This saint is one of the Holy Unmercenaries.

Dear all, We are pleased to share this exciting opportunity with you! The Los Angeles Greek Film Festival is offering in the context of the festival two exclusive virtual premiere screenings of “Man of God”, the new highly anticipated film based on the life of Saint Nektarios of Aegina starring Aris Servetalis, Alexander Petrov, and…

A short but torrential downpour on May 13 caused the most severe flooding in 20 years in northern Romanian Satu-Mare County, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate their homes. Over 1,000 households were affected, and hundreds of livestock were lost. To help alleviate the suffering, the Diocese of Maramureș of the Romanian Orthodox Church is…

The 3rd ‘Evyenios Voulgaris’ Scholarship Programme for Advanced Studies in Orthodox Spiritual Life and Theology Scholarship Programme ANNOUNCEMENT 2021-2022 The Saint Maxim the Greek Institute, with the support of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopaidi, is introducing the ‘Evyenios Voulgaris’ Scholarship Programme. Evyenios Voulgaris (1716-1806) served as principal of the Athoniada School, which had…

Congratulations to Kathleen Virsik and Maria Daniels for being selected as Metropolis of San Francisco finalists for the Saint John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival. This year’s virtual event brought together participants from throughout the Metropolis of San Francisco, all of whom are to be congratulated for their thought-provoking and eloquent presentations. Kathleen Virsik took first place…