A Christmas fundraising bazaar for souvenirs is raising money for the construction of a church -–“St. Luke of Crimea” – in Dobrich. All decorations are hand-crafted, the church board says. The initiative was launched by an artist from Dobrich who was given relics of healer saint St. Luke of Crimea while on a visit to…

The assistant bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest, His Grace Timotei of Prahova, urged everyone to stay away from the state of formalism, malice and hypocrisy.” “If we have something to say, we should always tell the person in question, not talk around the corner. Not indirectly, not hitting in some and in others, as…

On Human Rights Day (December 10, 2020), the Romanian Orthodox Church, the Internal Affairs Ministry’s Romanian Agency Against Human Trafficking (ANITP) and the Municipality of Bucharest signed a cooperation protocol to prevent and fight against human trafficking. The event was held with the participation of His Excellency Adrian Zuckerman, the US Ambassador to Romania, who…

Beirut’s Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Archbishop, Elias Aoudeh, presided Sunday over a memorial Mass service held at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint George in Nejmeh Square, marking 15 years since the assassination of Martyr Gebran Tueni and his two companions. In his sermon, Aoudeh eulogized the late Tueini, saying: “Fifteen years have passed since the…

The Metropolis of Chicago Archons were awarded a Grant from the Hellenic Foundation for a new program known as the “Pilgrimage of Discovery”. The Hellenic Foundation will be holding their Hellenic Foundation’s 2020 Annual Grant Awards Virtual Event on December 15, 2020, beginning at 7:30 p.m. CST, and is available to watch live online for FREE! To register…

On Tuesday the 1st of December, a solemn Vigil was held commemorating St. Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia for the first time in our Archdiocese. Served at St. John the Baptist Church in Croydon Park, the service was presided over by His Eminence, Metropolitan Basilios, with the assistance of Fr. Elias Albaba, Fr. Ephram Abbassi, Fr. Isaac…

His Grace Bishop Siluan of Australia and New Zealand has served the Archiepiscopal Liturgy on Sunday 6 December, in the church of Holy Trinity, Brunswick. The Bishop’s arrival in our temple was part of his canonical visit to Melbourne Deanery, after prolonged isolation due to coronavirus pandemic. The faithful flock has gathered to greet their…

President Katerina Sakellaropoulou expressed her grief on the passing of monk Epephanios Milopotaminos, a widely known chef at Greece’s monastic community of Mt. Athos, in a post on social media on Friday. On Twitter, she wrote: “The life of the beloved monk Epephanios Milopotaminos was both ascetic and creative, and lucky are those of us…

The memory and deeds of St. Spyridon, one of the great wonderworkers of the IV century, is celebrated by the Orthodox Church on December 12. Born on the island of Cyprus to a poor family, he became a shepherd at an early age. He was humble and kind. According to the custom, when he reached the…