The Church today venerates the memory of Gregory Dialogos, Bishop of Rome, Theophanes the Confessor and Symeon the New Theologian.   Apolytikion of Gregory Dialogos, Bishop of Rome Fourth Tone A model of faith and the image of gentleness, the example of your life has shown you forth to your sheep-fold to be a master…

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson this week again rejected Greece’s standing demand for a to return of the Parthenon Marbles, arguing that the 2,500-year-old friezes are “legally owned by the British Museum’s trustees.” “I understand the strong feelings of the Greek people – and indeed Prime Minister (Kyriakos) Mitsotakis – on the issue,” Johnson said,…

Piteşti Prison of communist Romania was home to unspeakable horrors, where thousands suffered for their faith in Christ and political dissension. Now, the former penal facility is set to become the site of a future Orthodox church in honour of all who suffered there. The foundation stone for the future church was placed and consecrated…

On the day of the First and Second Finding of the Head of St. John the Baptist,His Grace Bishop Maxim of Western America served the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the Tvrdos Monastery with the concelebration and chanting of the monastery brotherhood and in the prayerful presence of Bishop Dimitrije of Zahumlje-Herzegovina and abbot of the…

His Grace Bishop Joanikije of Budimlje-Niksic and the Administrator of the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral, met with recently appointed Ambassador of France to Montenegro Mr. Christian Thimonier at the premises of the Metropolitanate at the Cetinje Monastery on 8 March 2021.   — Source: Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral / spc.rs  

His Grace Bishop Ilarion of Timok served the Holy Hierarchal LIturgy in the church of Saint George in Knjazevac on 7 March 2021. The Bishop was concelebated by protosynchellos Zaharija (Mitic), archpriest Perica Bozunovic, presbyters Bogdan Tomic and Rados Mirkovic and archdeacon Ilija (Jovanovic).   — Source: Diocese of Timok / spc.rs  

On Meatfare Sunday, 7 March 2021, parish priest of Augusburg Nenad Zivkovic served the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy with the concelebration of deacon Dejan Ristic in the church of Prince Stefan and his mother Jelena (Stiljanovic).   — Source: eparhija-nemacka.com / spc.rs  

On the feast day of the First and Second Finding of the Head of Saint John the Baptist, on 9 March 2021, the clergy and monastics of the Diocese of Budimlje-Niksic served the Holy Liturgy in the Samograd Monastery.   — Source: Diocese of Budimlje-Niksic / spc.rs  

After easing the restrictive measures, Bishop Siluan made a canonical visit to Victoria in order to see the priests and pious faithful people again. For Christmas holidays the borders were closed, and Saint Sava’s Assembly in the monastery of Saint Sava was not held due to stricter state regulations concerning public gatherings in large numbers….