For eight years, Greek restorer Venizelos Gavrilakis and his colleagues have preserved artifacts, icons, frescos and paintings in 25 Greek Orthodox churches in Istanbul. Their latest restoration- a 16th century depiction of the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ – which took longer than planned due to coronavirus-related restrictions. “The pandemic will pass, in order to fight…

  Why do people pursue Greek studies and what is the practical application of the language in someone’s career and personal life? In what ways can the Greek language broaden someone’s perspective and why is it important for the community to work collaboratively towards preserving the teaching of the language and tradition in the Antipodes?…

Beloved Sisters and Brothers in the Lord, I come among you this morning, here in our wonderful Cathedral in Brooklyn, with a very special feeling in my heart. The commemoration of the wonder-working Father of Lampsakos, the Holy Bishop Parthenios, holds deep meaning for this Parish. For many years now, Saints Constantine and Helen has…

The restitution of property confiscated after World War II from churches and religious communities is coming to an end, and through the process of denominational restitution, 28,359 hectares of agricultural land have been returned so far, including as many as 24,227 hectares to the Serbian Orthodox Church. This should not be surprising since more was…

North Korea is a notorious example of persecution against Christians. Believers are imprisoned, beaten and even executed. It’s been No. 1 on the World Watch List for 20 years. And a new report makes it clear just how bad the situation is. The report, released by the non-profit Korea Future Initiative, is based on 117…

  You are invited to participate in the “1st Digital Fellowship with Elder Ephraim, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi, Mount Athos, and The Friends of Mount Athos (athosfriends.org) “, which will take place on Tuesday, Feb 9, 2021, at 07:30 PM EET (05:30 pm GMT). Elder Ephraim will talk in Greek and we…

The church of Agia Paraskevi, considered the protectress of Evia’s capital city Halkida, will be restored. Earlier this week, Greece’s Minister of Culture and Sports Lina Mendoni, Central Greece Region Governor Fanis Spanos and Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Chalkida, signed a cultural development program. In 1921, the Holy Temple of Agia Paraskevi in Halkida was declared…

Metropolitan Hrisostom of Dabar-Bosnia, temporary head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, spoke about how the new patriarch will be elected. He said that the elective Council of Bishops of the Serbian Church will hold a meeting on February 18, 2021. The new patriarch will be elected on the same day, because according to the Statutes…

With the blessing of the Bishop Vasilije of Srem , Deanery of Srem-Karlovci organized a seminar for religious teachers in the diocesan deaneries of Srem-Karlovci, Podunavlje and Ruma on January 30, 2021. The seminar was designed and led by the protopresbyter-staurophor Dragomir Sando,PhD, who is the coordinator for religious education for the Diocese of Srem….