Bring my soul out of prison that I may give thanks to your name. The Hierarchs of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops have approved the Sunday before the feast of St. Silas (the patron of prison ministry) to be Prison Ministry Awareness Sunday in all Orthodox parishes in the US. This year, this occurs on…

On July 1st, 2020 it was 36 years of the episcopal ministry of His Grace Bishop Lukijan of Budim and Temisoara. On this occasion, His Grace Bishop Lukijan of Budim and the Administrator of Temisoara celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the monastery of Saint George (in Romania) with the concelebration of the clergy of…

For the first time since the canonization of Ruler Prince Saint Stephen the Great (1992), the Saint’s feast day was celebrated at Putna Monastery in the absence of Archbishop Pimen of Suceava, abbot Melchisedec Velnic noted Thursday. The celebrations took place in special conditions caused by the pandemic. The abbot of Putna also lamented the…

Brothers and sisters in the Lord, To hear the words of the Declaration of Independence can still bring a shiver to my spirit. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the…

Independence Day 2020 The Very Reverend and Reverend Clergy Esteemed Members of the Metropolitan Council, Esteemed Members of the Parish Councils, Philoptochos Sisterhood, Faculty and Students of the Catechetical and Greek Afternoon Schools, Directors and Participants of all Youth Organizations, and all devout Orthodox Christians of the Communities of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New…

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The Church today venerates the memory of Anatolius, Patriarch of Constantinople, who was raised to the throne of the Patriarchate in 449. A feature is posted today on the pages of the diakonima.gr site.

The latest online assembly with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, was held on Thursday, this time with a gathering of members of Romania’s Association of Orthodox Christian Students.   PART 1:   PART 2:   PART 3:

The Holy Community, the administration of the semi-autonomous monastic community of Mount Athos, this week announced an easing of restrictions in place to prevent exposure to the Covid-19 virus. Specifically, up to 20 visitors and pilgrims per day will be allowed to visit each monastery; 15 for each cenobitic skete. Additionally, travel between monasteries on…