His Grace Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova Monday celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Radu Voda Monastery in Bucharest to honour Saint Gregory the Theologian, the patron saint of theology schools. The staff and students of the Orthodox Seminary in Bucharest gathered in prayer to thank their patron saint for helping them carry out their activities…

Princess Ileana, the last princess of Romania, better known as Mother Alexandra, was commemorated in Iași, Romania, on the 30th anniversary of her repose. The National Athenaeum in Iași inaugurated a photo exhibition in her honour. The memorial service was held in the Artists’ Chapel of the Athenaeum and attended by the institution’s management, employees,…

On Saturday, 17/30 January 2021, the Patriarchate celebrated the Feast of Saint Anthony the Great at the chapel dedicated to him inside the Holy Monastery of Saint Nikolaos, near the Patriarchate. On this feast the Church commemorates that Saint Anthony, Egyptian in descent, was born in AD 251 and following the Gospel narrative, he sold…

On Sunday, January 31, 2021, on the feast of St. Athanasius the Great and St. Maximus, Archbishop of Serbia, also Saint Sava, the first Serbian Archbishop, was solemnly celebrated in Szentendre. His Grace Bishop Lukijan of Budim, the Administrator of Timisoara, celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy, with the concelebration of the clergy of the Cathedral…

On Wednesday 20 January/ 2 February 2021, the Patriarchate celebrated the feast of the Holy Father Euthymius the Great, at the Holy Monastery dedicated to him, which is adjacent to the Holy Monastery of Panagia Sayda Naya in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, near the Patriarchate. On this feast the Church…

In anticipation of soon returning to their own Cathedral Church, which has completed the Secure and Enclosure Phase of its reconstruction, and its Center, the Serbian community in New York City celebrated their parish Feast Day – Slava of Saint Sava on Sunday, January 31st, 2021 at the Greek Orthodox parish of Saint Eleftherios in…

Although the annual March for Life was not held this year due to the pandemic situation, a number of pro-life events were organized by the Orthodox Church. Sunday January 24, just two days after the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s terrible Roe v. Wade decision in 1973, was celebrated as Sanctity of Life Sunday. In…

His Eminence Archbishop Christophoros of Kyriakoupolis of the Jerusalem Patriarchate in Jordan announced the launch of the Church’s Christian Family Home Program on Sunday while serving at the Church of St. George in the Zarqa Governorate. The Metropolitan emphasized in his sermon during the Liturgy that the mission of the Church in these days is…

Tools for Emotional and Spiritual Care The damage from a disaster or crisis extends far beyond shattered homes and businesses. There are emotional injuries, too: the wounds of losing a home, a livelihood, or maybe even loved ones. That’s why IOCC developed Care Compass, a suite of tools designed to map ways individuals and communities…