The Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, spoke to the faithful after a con-celebratory Divine Liturgy on Monday at the historic chapel of the Patriarchal residence in Bucharest, and on the occasion of the feast day of Andrew the First-Called Apostle. His Beatitude referred to a special day for the Romanian people, as St….

  The deputy governor of Mount Athos, Aristos Kasmiroglou, this week signed a decision extending a ban on all pilgrimages to the autonomous Orthodox monastic community until Dec. 15. The decision is directly linked to current public health precautions and restrictions imposed to prevent exposure to the Covid-19 pandemic. The decision was published by Greece’s…

  The Church today commemorates Nahum the Prophet. Nahum prophesied after the destruction of Samaria – 721 years before Christ – but before the 10 tribes were taken into captivity. His name means “comforter” in Hebrew. Nahum’s book of prophecy is divided into three chapters. Today is also the feast day of Philaret, the Merciful…

The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, this week referred to the connection between Orthodox teaching and a socially just democracy, speaking at the annual conference of the St. Andrew’s Freedom Forum in Washington D.C. This year’s event was dedicated to the memory of late US Congressman John Lewis, who was one of the leaders…

The feast of St. John Chrysostom is the name day of His Eminence Metropolitan Hrizostom of Dabar-Bosnia, Locum Tenens of the patriarchal throne. This year, 2020, of the mercy of the Lord, His Eminence Metropolitan offered prayers to his heavenly patron in the Dobrun Monastery, where, in the Church of the Dormition of the Mother…

The Georgian Orthodox Church has opened a new monastery in America. In a video posted on the Facebook page of His Grace Bishop Saba (Intskirveli), the Georgian Orthodox hierarch serving in America, a monk gives a tour of the new Monastery of St. James-New Studion Monastery at 20000 N. County Line Rd Piedmont, Oklahoma 73012….

The 1st Digital Fellowship from Mount Athos with Elder Ephraim Abbot of Holy Monastery of Vatopedi and French Orthodox Faithful of www.orthodoxie.com, which will take place TUESDAY, Dec 1, 2020 07:30-09:30 PM Athens time (12:30 EASTERN). Elder Ephraim will talk in Greek and we will offer real time English Interpretation for the entire session, including…

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The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, was released from an Athens hospital on Monday, more than a week after he was first hospitalized, as a precaution, due to testing positive for the Covid-19 virus. His Beatitude will remain at Archdiocese’s clerical house, and under the observation of his attending physicians. Upon…