His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, received His Excellency Aleksander Botsan-Harchenko, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Serbia at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade on 11 March 2021. His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Porfirije and His Excellency Aleksander Botsan-Harchenko during the audience talked about historical and curre nt topics in relations between brotherly…

With the blessing of the abbot of the Holy Monastery of Chilandar, Archimandrite Metodije, Biljana Cekic, who revived the character of little Dara of Jasenovac in front of the movie cameras, was awarded a scholarship which she will be receiving until the end of her schooling. The scholarship was handed over by the director of…

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch received Mr. Andrija Mandic and Mr. Milan Knezevic, leaders of the Democratic Front coalition in the Republic of Montenegro at the Patriarchal Residence in Belgrade. Welcoming the guests, His Holiness Patriarch pointed out that the Church highly appreciates their personal sacrifice, as well as the sacrifice made by their relatives,…

Over the past year, a parish in Rostov-on-Don has been busy training more than 70 people to work with deaf and hearing-impaired parishioners in the area. The Church of the Reigning Icon of the Mother of God ran its “Grace Orthodox Center for Supporting the Families of the Deaf and Hearing-Impaired” project from March last…

The building of Iceland’s first official Orthodox church has been a long process, spanning already more than a decade. However, according to the March 4th decision of the Reykjavik City Council, the parish has two more years to begin construction on the Church of St. Nicholas and a Russian cultural and spiritual center on a…

The Greek Community of Canberra learning centre is becoming a second home for the next generation of Greek Australians and, under the guidance of their teachers, they are learning their heritages valuable culture, language and history. Stella Mentetakis has two children who attend the Greek school; Panteli (10) and Yianna (8). Speaking to The Greek…

With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph, after having had several meetings and discussions to ensure the safety of our children and staff, we are pleased to announce that we will be opening the Antiochian Village Camp this summer in a limited capacity following all the necessary protocols and safety measures. We will send…

The sufferings and the blood of those unjustly imprisoned call upon us, today, to stop looking for a comfortable life and to begin to seek first the Kingdom of God, as Christ urges us. They did this standing steadfast in front of the storm and confessing the truth, like giants of Romanian spirituality, who arouse…

Today the Bulgaria Orthodox Church honours the memory of Saint Sophronius of Vratsa – a Bulgarian clergyman, bishop of Vratsa, national awakener and first follower of the work of Paisii Hilendarski. In Vratsa, the feast of the saint, who is the heavenly patron of the diocese, will be marked with various initiatives in compliance with…