The patriarchal auxiliary bishop Ieronim of Sinaia visited the Romanian Skete of the Honourable Forerunner (Prodromos) on Mount Athos for the feast of the Nativity of the Lord according to the unrevised Julian calendar. During the festive Divine Liturgy on Christmas Day, His Grace Bishop Ieronim ordained hierodeacon Teofil Covaci to the priesthood and monk…

On the feast of Saint John the Baptist, Metropolitan Ioan of Banat turned his attention to the inmates of Timișoara’s prison. Ten prisoners selected with the help of the penitentiary management received a financial aid from the Metropolitan. Five of the detainees are called John, the Metropolis of Banat noted. The money granted was transferred…

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia expressed condolences to the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Mr. Joko Widodo, over the Sriwijaya Air passenger plane crash in the Java Sea near Jakarta.   His Excellency Mr. Joko WIDODO President Republic of Indonesia Your Excellency, Dear Mr. President, I was deeply grieved to…

14-year old Darius Movileanu is the first and only athlete in Europe to win the Table Tennis World Cadet Championship. Besides being a successful athlete, Darius is close to the Church. “I have been singing in the church choir since I was very young. I’ve always liked coming to church and chant,” Darius told Pro…

On the second day of the feast day of the Nativiy of Christ, 8 January 2021, Mayor of Lorain Mr. Jack W. Bradley visited the church of Saint George. The mayor in an official visit was welcomed by hieromonk Nektarije Tesanovic with members of the church administration. The mayor handed over a proclamation on the…

Metropolitan Porfirije of Zagreb and Ljubljana received, on the 8th of January 2021, the aid of the City of Belgrade, which was sent to Petrinja, and informed the news agency Tanjug that it was necessary to support people who had lost their homes in the earthquake with accommodation. He stated that more prefabricated houses were…

In the midst of the joy of the Nativity of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the St. Stephen Serbian Orthodox Church increased its joy through the visit of His Grace Rt. Rev. IRINEJ, our diocesan bishop. Accompanying His Grace was Protodeacon Jovan Anicic. His Grace celebrated the Divine Liturgy on the Patronal Feast of…

The St. Polycarp of Smyrna Mission Church of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia in Sanford, Maine celebrated the illumination of several new members this week. As the ROCOR Eastern American Diocese reports, 8 Baptisms were celebrated on Sunday and another on Monday. St. Polycarp’s is a Greek Rite mission of ROCOR with services…

The Russian Orthodox Church made another donation to Syrian children yesterday with the help of a generous benefactor. Igumen Arseny (Sokolov), the representative of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to the Patriarchal Throne of Antioch, visited the Amal school for disabled children with Damascus yesterday, where he met with the school’s director, Mosab…