Bishop Irinej of Backa: We should strive to be associates of the Lord Who is constantly appearing for our salvation, and for us to be associates in making our life – both here on earth and then in eternity – a permanent, uninterrupted Theophany. On the day when our Holy Church celebrates prayerfully the feast…

Bishop Irinej of Backa: Everything that the apostles of Christ testified – that is what St. John testified. In his person all the spiritual deeds, all the spiritual virtues of the greatest pleasures of God are united. On Tuesday, 20 January 2021, His Grace Irinej Bishop of Novi Sad and Backa celebrated his baptismal name….

The great feast day of Epiphany was celebrated in Visegrad – Andricrgrad, in the church of Holy Greatmartyr Prince Lazar where His Eminence Metropolitan Hrizostom of Dabar-Bosnia, the Locum Tenens of the Throne of Patriarchs celebrated the Holy Hierarchal LIturgy. The Metropolitan was concelebrated by protopresbyter-staurophors Aleksandar Topalovic, Rajko Cvjetkovic, Dragan Vukotic and Predrag Masap,…

The Middle East Council of Churches, Churches Leaders and elites in a Letter to President Biden: “USA Interests Can Be Pursued Without Collectively Punishing the Syrian People” Once again, in defense of human rights and human dignity, the Middle East Council of Churches renewed its call for the lift of the economic sanctions imposed on…

​January 18, 2021 PDF Dear Reverend Clergy, Greetings and blessings to you and your families in the Name of our Great God and Savior, Jesus Christ! I pray that you and your holy communities have celebrated joyous and grace-filled feasts of our Lord’s Nativity in the flesh, Circumcision on the eighth day, and Baptism in…

The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of USA has issued the following statement regarding the latest developments in medicine: COVID-19 vaccines & immunizations. The statement reads: PDF Version Christ “came not to heal the healthy, but the sick; not to save the righteous, but sinners” (Mark 2:17) As the world continues to battle COVID-19, we are ever…

The cutting of the New Year Cake at the Patriarchal School of Zion for the New Year 2021 took place around noon on Wednesday 7/20 January 2021. Present in this ceremony were the Chairman of the School Board Archbishop Isidoros of Hierapolis, the Consul General of Greece in Jerusalem Mr Evangelos Vlioras, the Managing Director…

On the great feast of the Epiphany, the Holy Liturgy in the church of St. George on Banovo Brdo in Belgrade was served by archpriests-staurophors Caslav Marinkovic and Nedeljko Bozic and deacons Savo Topalovic and Djordje Petrovic, in the prayerful presence of archpriests Dragan Vidojevic and priests Zoran Radojevic and Marko Mudric. This year, due…

His Eminence Bishop Jovan of Sumadija solemnly welcomed the President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic in the first capital city of Kragujevac and the seat of the Diocese of Sumadija on January 22, 2021. The welcome was also attended by the clergy of the Diocese of Sumadija. President Vucic visited the Sumarica Memorial…