The Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, this week weighed in on a simmering controversy regarding the Republic of Cyprus’ entry in the annual European song contest, following a call by the Holy Synod of the Church of Cyprus for the entry to be withdrawn by the state…

The Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, on Sunday referred to the great importance of philanthropy and solidarity, underling the words of St. John Chrysostom in preaching for generosity, kindness and sensitivity towards less fortunate and weak.  

The Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, issued a statement on Monday, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, noting that “today we are called to ponder our duty to build a world without discrimination between the sexes, a world with absolute respect for our neighbor, whoever they may be.” Furthermore, the Archbishop reminded that…

The Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, His Beatitude Anastasios, was the latest Orthodox Primate to convey his condolences and praise for the life and works of the reposed former Bishop of Zahumlje and Herzegovina Atanasije Jevtić. Bishop Jevtić, one of the most significant contemporary theologians of the Serbian Church, reposed earlier this month…

The Metropolitan of Elassona, in central Greece, His Eminence Chariton, officiated at a Church service in a tent in the village of Damasi, over the weekend, as many cathedrals and chapels in the region have sustained damages for last week’s 6R earthquake. Hundreds of residents in the villages of Tyrnavos and Elassona continued to camp…

The Church today venerates the memory of Hermas the Apostle of the 70, as well as Theophylact the Confessor, Bishop of Nicomedia, a defender of the Holy Icons.  

On 7 March 2021, on Sunday of Meatfare of the Last Judgement, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia officiated the Divine Liturgy. The service was held in a church of the Holy Prince Alexander Nevsky in the hermitage of the same name in Peredelkin, in Moscow. At the end of the Liturgy,…

On Meat fare Sunday, 22 February / 7 March, 2021, His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos officiated the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Church of Saint Onuphrious’ Monastery. The Divine Liturgy was celebrated on the Sunday of the commemoration of the Last Judgement of God, according to the Gospel narrative of the…

On this Sunday, we read the Gospel of Judgment, just as Jesus Christ describes His Second Coming in the Gospel of Matthew. He compares the humans whom He created to cattle, because the image of the shepherd is common about God in the Old Testament, and it is also a common image of priests (see…