A delegation of Russian archaeologists and restorers visited the Russian Orthodox Church’s mission in the Syrian capital of Damascus this week. The archaeologists and restorers are working in war-ravaged Syria to restore monuments at the very significant archaeological site of Palmyra, an UNESCO world heritage site. The group were received by the Abbot Arsenios Sokolov…

A national framework program has commenced in Greece to locate and protect unaccompanied minors left homeless or living in unsuitable conditions, an initiative that includes participation of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece. The framework was created by the special secretariat for unaccompanied minors of the relevant Greek migration and asylum ministry, in cooperation with…

Today marks the 4th Friday of Great Lent, with a Divine Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts taking place in Orthodox places of worship in the morning. In the afternoon, a Small Compline service will be conducted, along with the fourth Salutations to the Theotokos, the All-Holy Virgin Mary, and the singing of the Akathist Hymn….

  The Archdiocesan Office of Greek Education kindly invites you to an online Paschal talk by Dr Vasiliki Kouma – head of the Cypriot Education Mission – on the theme of ‘Greek Easter Traditions.’ This will take place on Monday the 19th of April 2021 at 6:00pm, through Zoom. The esteemed speaker will talk on…

This coming Sunday marks the ‘Sunday of St John of the Ladder.’ The Church dedicated this Sunday of Lent to this great writer and ascetic, as his ‘Ladder of Divine Ascent’ is seen to be a truly helpful guide and inspiration, not only for the period of Great Lent, but also for our entire lives…

The lay chanters and sextons of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Cluj received ecclesiastical awards from His Eminence Metropolitan Andrei on Sunday. The awards were given at the end of the Divine Liturgy “as a sign of appreciation and gratitude for active involvement in Church life.” The chanters Vlad Zurgalău, Raul Lăcătuș and Vlăduț Sărmaș received…

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch received Dr. Petar Petkovic, Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade on April 8, 2021. The Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church listened carefully to the analysis of the situation and issues of key importance…

Nur-Sultan, April 8, Interfax – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has spoken in support of the initiatives of the Russian Orthodox Church abroad that are aimed at promoting civilizational diversity. “We have very close cooperation with the department of external church relations of the Russian Orthodox Church, we have a joint working group, where we…

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill has confirmed the suspension of His Grace Bishop Ignaty (Tarasov), formerly of the Diocese of Kostomushka, and His Grace Bishop Ignaty (Buzin), formerly of the Diocese of Armavir. Both hierarchs were removed from the administration of their dioceses in May and their cases were referred to the Supreme Ecclesiastical Court by…