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The international film production “Man of God” will be among the awards contenders at this month’s Los Angeles Greek Film Festival, after the inspirational movie premiered at the 43rd Moscow Film Festival recently. The film, based on the life and works of 20th century St. Nektarios of Aegina, will also be broadcast on the festival’s…

The Patriarchate of Jerusalem on Thursday celebrated the commemoration of the Great Martyr George, the Trophy-bearer. The feast was celebrated at the Holy Monastery dedicated to the saint in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, with Vespers on Wednesday afternoon. The Divine Liturgy on Thursday morning was officiated by Patriarch of Jerusalem,…

Today is Renewal Friday, the first Friday after Holy and Great Easter Sunday. Today is also the feast day of the Theotokos of the Life-giving Spring. This miracle-working spring lies outside the imperial city of Constantinople, towards the district of the Seven Towers. A very large and most beautiful church named in honor of the…

This week’s “How-to” Green Your Parish episode features Archdeacon John Chryssavgis on “Creation and Sacraments.” The “How-to” Green Your Parish series is an initiative of the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations. New episodes will be released weekly featuring ideas and ways to introduce creation care and sustainability in your parish and home. Ranging…

On Pascha night, a festive divine service was held at the Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos in Beijing. The Divine Liturgy was celebrated by the rector of the Dormition Church, Hieromonk Innokenty (Kolesnikov). Among those present were representatives of the diplomatic corps of the Russian Embassy in the People’s Republic of…

On Thursday 23 April/ 6 May 2021, the Patriarchate celebrated the commemoration of the Holy Great Martyr George the Trophy-bearer, in which the Church commemorates his martyrdom in Rome, in AD 303 during the reign of Diocletian. His commemoration was celebrated as per below: At the Holy Monastery dedicated to him in the Jewish Quarter…

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, served the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy with the concelebration of His Grace Bishop Nikanor of Banat, in the Cathedral church in Vrsac, on 6 May 2021, on the feast day of Holy Greatmartyr George. At the end of the Holy Liturgy, Bishop Nikanor greeted His Holiness and presented him with the…

On Bright Friday, the first Friday after Easter, the Life-Giving Spring is celebrated. The Life-Giving Spring is all at once a title given to the Mother of God, an actual miracle-working spring near Constantinople, and an Icon of the same name. The icon principally shows the miracle-working spring, located outside the Golden Gate of Constantinople,…