The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church held its working session at the Patriarchal Palace under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on Thursday, February 25, 2021. The Holy Synod elected by secret ballot the Very Reverend Archimandrite Nichifor Horia as Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Iasi. The new hierarch will bear…

Being aware of your sins is already the greatest value, said His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, in his homily after the Divine Liturgy at St. Alexander Nevsky Hermitage on February 21, Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee, reports the official website of the Russian Orthodox Church. “Awareness of one’s sins…

Recognizing its important role in Romanian history, the plenary of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies approved more than $1 million of financial support for Prodromou Skete on Holy Mt. Athos on Wednesday. There were 258 votes in favor, 31 against, 19 abstentions, and 1 unexpressed vote for allocating $1,162,272 (960,000 euros) to Prodromou, the most…

“To help the poor, the destitute, the hungry, the aged, the sick, the unemployed, the orphaned, the widowed, those with disabilities and the victims of disasters…” New York, NY – Texas continues to deal with the aftereffects from the devastating winter storms and for some, recovery could take months. The citizens in Texas are suffering greatly…

The National Coordinating Committee announces the formal launch of the official logo and website for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Archdiocese’s celebration of the 200th Anniversary of the Greek Revolution of 1821. The website, developed by the Archdiocesan Department of Internet Ministries, will serve as the main point of information and advertisement regarding the various…

For many Greek Australians the Greek Orthodox church of The Holy Annunciation of Our Lady – commonly known as “Evangelismos” is an iconic symbol of our Greek community in Melbourne. Occupying a small parcel of land on the corner of Lansdowne Street and Victoria Parade, East Melbourne, it was described by Alexander Vangeli Maniachi, the…

  You are invited to participate in the “2nd Digital Fellowship with Elder Ephraim, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi Mount Athos and the Orthodox Christian Network OCN”, which will take place Thursday, March 4th, 2021 at 07:30 PM Athens time (12:30 PM EST). Elder Ephraim will talk in Greek and we will offer…

Part of the 2021 Bicentenary program of the National Committee of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia. The events are organized by St. Catherine’s Greek Orthodox Church in conjunction with The Department of Modern Greek and Byzantine Studies, University of Sydney and St. Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College. We are very excited to announce our line…

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