November 23 was a joyous day for the Georgian diaspora in Moscow for several reasons. Not only did the parishioners of the St. George’s Orthodox Church celebrate their beloved patron saint with a hierarchical Divine Liturgy, but the occasion also marked the 270th anniversary of the parish, and for the first time in nearly a…

The relaxation of measures of COVID-19 allowed a two-day retreat program to take place on the weekend of November 14 and 15, 2020 in the parish of St. Dionysios of Aegina in the city of Ulsan. The program was attended by a total of 17 students: 14 students of all grades of secondary education and…

November 20, 2020 His Grace the Right Reverend Bishop LONGIN His Grace the Right Reverend Bishop MAXIM His Grace the Right Reverend Bishop IRINEJ His Grace the Right Reverend MITROPHAN ​ Beloved Brothers and Concelebrants, It is with great sadness but with hope in the Resurrection that we learned early this morning of the repose of…

Since March this year, 13,604 couples have got married in Kyiv. “In Kyiv, 354 couples got married and 67 couples divorced over the past week. A total of 13,604 couples have got married and 2,310 couples have divorced since March this year,” Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said at a briefing, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. According…

The Romanian Patriarchate was surprised to learn that during the election campaign a political entity printed, in order to offer citizens as electoral material, Christian-Orthodox calendars that contain not only a political logo, but also liturgical and typicon mistakes, omissions or erroneous inscriptions of some recently canonized Romanian saints and of some religious holidays. Beyond the…

In a message sent on Thanksgiving Day, the Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of the Americas, Nicolae Condrea, underlined the connection between this American national holiday and the feast of The Entry of the Most Holy Mother of God into the Temple. Every year, the American National Holiday, Thanksgiving, being established on the 4th Thursday of November, is…

The city of Patras will honor its patron Saint Andrew “with the same reverence as every year, but each at his own home, without visits or get-togethers,” Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis on Saturday, after a meeting with regional leaders ahead of Monday’s celebrations at the city that traditionally attract crowds. He ruled out the…

“Christmas holidays this year will be very different – much more limited, with our families, those we love, possibly joined by just another family,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Saturday, after a visit in Thessaloniki to the Papageorgiou hospital. Mitsotakis, on tour in Thessaloniki, had earlier paid a visit to the Ippokratio General Hospital…

On November 26, 2020, in commemoration of the feast Saint Stylianos the Monk of Paphlagonia, His Eminence Metropolitan Jonah Lwanga presided over Holy Liturgy at the Parish of St. Stylianos in Ngondwe, Namayumba in Wakiso District. His Eminence urged the faithful to emulate the nature of St. Stylianos to always be of Special help to…