On Wednesday, September 30, 2020, the Romanian Orthodox Church marks the His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel’s 13th enthronement anniversary. On this occasion, at 9.00 a.m., the Divine Liturgy will be celebrated at the Patriarchal Cathedral. At 11.00 a.m. a Te Deum service will be officiated as wholehearted thanksgiving to God for the benefactions over the life…

The life of Gloria Buzau’s midfielder who proves that sport and faith do not make a discordant note became the story of Digisport, one of Romania’s most-read sports website. Attached to the values of the Orthodox Church, Iulian Roşu did not refrain from confessing his religious conviction. “There is absolutely nothing you can do without…

“What you are doing is the work of God!” These words come from Matt of Long Island City, NY the beneficiary of a grant from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Covid-19 Relief Fund. Matt is one of 358 grant recipients who received much needed assistance after being financial impacted by the global pandemic. The…

The remains of a 1,500-year-old basilica constructed in honor of St. Neophytos have now emerged after water levels in Lake Iznik in the province of Bursa had dropped recently, the newspaper Daily Sabah reports. The basilica in northwest Turkey, hidden underwater for centuries and believed to be dating back to the 4th or 5th century…

Clerics of the Orthodox Bishopric of Arusha and Central Tanzania this month officiated at the wedding ceremonies of several couples of the Masai tribe, with the Bishop of Arusha, His Grace Agathonikos, giving them his blessing.

Five adults were baptized into the Orthodox faith this week in western Australia, with the sacrament of baptism conducted at the Annunciation of the Theotokos cathedral in the city of Perth, with the Bishop of Kyanea, His Grace Elpidios, officiating.      

The Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, marked the beginning of the new academic year in the country by underlining that university freshmen need heightened support by their families, their schools and the Church, something that is now more crucial than ever, due to the coronavirus pandemic.   In a message for the start…

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin continued a private two-day pilgrimage to the monastic community of Mount Athos on Friday. The Russian prime minister is hosted at the St. Panteleimon Monastery, where monks of mostly Russian descent reside. He entered the Athonite community by boat after first arriving at Thessaloniki’s Macedonia airport, accompanied by a relatively…

The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople’s newly enthroned Metropolitan of Imvros and Tenedos, His Eminence Kirillos, arrived in the country this week for a series of meetings with top Greek leadership and groups of expatriates from the two northeast Aegean islands. Imvros and Tenedos, home to an autochthonous Greek population for millennia, were granted to the…