John, Bishop of Caracas and South America has issued his Nativity Epistle. The Epistle reads: But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons (Gal. 4. 4-5)….

The established annual memorial service for the departed Fathers, memorable Patriarchs of Jerusalem, Archbishops, Hieromonks and Monks and Nuns was held on Sunday, 21 December 2020 / 3 January 2021, Sunday before the Nativity of Christ, after the Divine Liturgy at the Catholicon of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The service was officiated by…

On Thursday, 18/31 December 2020, the Patriarchate celebrated the feast of our Father among the Saints Modestos, Patriarch of Jerusalem. On this feast, the Church, and especially the Church of Jerusalem commemorates that Saint Modestos was ordained Patriarch of Jerusalem right after the destruction of Palestine by the Persians in A.D. 614. During this Persian…

On December 27, 2020, Metropolitan Vladimir of Chisinau and all Moldova celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Nativity of the Lord Cathedral on the Sunday of Forefathers (the 29th Sunday after Pentecost). The arch-pastor was assisted at the service by Cathedral Dean and Metropolitan Secretary, archpriest Vadim Cheibas, and the synaxis of priests and deacons of…

In his New Year’s message, Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina urged everyone to be closer to God. He urged more hope that God would not leave us and that the Mother of God would not forsake us. “Holy joy, a blessed end of the year, and the coming year to be a time of…

In a video message for the New Year 2021, Patriarch Daniel wished the faithful good health and much help from God. On the occasion of the New Year 2021, we address to all paternal blessings, wishes for good health and salvation, peace and joy, happiness and much help from God in all the good deeds,…

HB Patriarch John X at New Year’s Divine Liturgy: “Today we celebrate the feast with a heartache because of the kidnapped, all the kidnapped, including our brothers the Metropolitans of Aleppo, John Ibrahim and Paul Yazigi.” On January 1, 2021, His Beatitude John X, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, presided the…

The ordination of Monk Marcellus to Deacon by His Eminence, Geronda Sacristan and Archbishop Isidoros of Hierapolis was held during the All-night Vigil at the Holy Sepulchre, on 3/19 December 2020. The ordained Deacon Marcellus is distinguished for his Higher Education, the excellent command of foreign languages and his spiritual education in a long-term preparation…

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attended New Year’s Greek Orthodox services at the Athens Metropolitan Cathedral on Friday. Archbishop Hieronymos of Athens and All Greece officiated at the liturgy, which commemorates Aghios Vassilios and his name day. Churches have been allowed to open on a limited basis during Christmas and New…