The Church today venerates the memory of Philothei, the Righteous Martyr of Athens. St. Philothei was born in Athens in 1522 to an illustrious family. After becoming a widow at a very young age, she took up the monastic life and established a convent, where he became a true mother to her disciples. Many women…

Holy Hierarchal Liturgy, at which the solemn act of enthronement of His Holiness Porfirije into the holiest throne of the Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade-Karlovci and Patriarch of Serbia will be celebrated in the Belgrade’s Cathedral church of Holy Archangel Michael, beginning at 9 am, on February 19, 2021. The public will be informed…

The President of the Republic of Serbia, Mr. Aleksandar Vucic, sent a greeting to the newly elected Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade-Karlovci and Patriarch of Serbia, Porfirije, saying: – Your Holiness, I was glad to receive the news of your election as heir to the Holy Throne of Pec – the throne of our…

On February 18, 2021, His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, had a telephone talk with Metropolitan Porfirije of Zagreb and Ljubljana whom the Bishops’ Council of the Serbian Orthodox Church, at the Church of St. Sava, has elected to the Patriarchal See. The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church warmly congratulated Metropolitan…

To date, no attempt has been made to translate liturgical and Patristic texts into the Ethiopian Amharic language. However, with the blessing of Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria, the Holy Archdiocese of Aksum aims to change that. On Tuesday, the Archdiocese reported that it is undertaking a project to translate texts into Amharic, “so that the…

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The Holy Relic of St. Filothei the Athenian has been placed for veneration by the faithful, ahead of Friday’s feast day in commemoration of the saint. A cathedral dedicated to St. Filothei, located in the same-name Athens district, was decorated in white for the occasion. As with other such Church feast days for almost a…

Holy Hierarchal Liturgy, at which the solemn act of enthronement of His Holiness Porfirije into the holiest throne of the Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade-Karlovci and Patriarch of Serbia will be celebrated in the Belgrade’s Cathedral church of Holy Archangel Michael, beginning at 9 am, on February 19, 2021. The public will be informed…

The French National Assembly this week approved draft legislation with the stated purpose of reinforcing “republican principles” , although the legislation is widely considered as aiming to combat sources of Islamist extremism across the country. The draft law heads to the French Senate next month for final approval. Debate was acrimonious in the legislature, with…