On Thursday, 8/21 January 2021, the Patriarchate celebrated the commemoration of Saints John and George the Hozevites. On this Feast, the Church, and especially the Church of Jerusalem commemorates Saint John. He abandoned the general pastoral care and retreated in the valley of Chorath, at the hermitages of the first ascetic fathers, Zenon, Elias, Eandas,…

On Sunday the 24th January 2021 the district of Northcote held its first event in commemoration of the 200 anniversary from Greek independence 1821 that Greeks all over the world celebrate in 2021. The event was held at The Transfiguration of the Lord in Thomastown. Immediately after the Divine Liturgy a special Doxology service was…

His Grace Bishop Jovan of Sumadija blessed 33 participants of the competion in swimming whose names were previously selected by the draw since this year 101 candidate applied. On the feast day of the Epiphany, 19 January 2021, on the lake of Sumarice for the 18th time an event Swimming for the Holy Cross was held. Organizers…

Bishop Irinej of Backa: We should strive to be associates of the Lord Who is constantly appearing for our salvation, and for us to be associates in making our life – both here on earth and then in eternity – a permanent, uninterrupted Theophany. On the day when our Holy Church celebrates prayerfully the feast…

Bishop Irinej of Backa: Everything that the apostles of Christ testified – that is what St. John testified. In his person all the spiritual deeds, all the spiritual virtues of the greatest pleasures of God are united. On Tuesday, 20 January 2021, His Grace Irinej Bishop of Novi Sad and Backa celebrated his baptismal name….

The great feast day of Epiphany was celebrated in Visegrad – Andricrgrad, in the church of Holy Greatmartyr Prince Lazar where His Eminence Metropolitan Hrizostom of Dabar-Bosnia, the Locum Tenens of the Throne of Patriarchs celebrated the Holy Hierarchal LIturgy. The Metropolitan was concelebrated by protopresbyter-staurophors Aleksandar Topalovic, Rajko Cvjetkovic, Dragan Vukotic and Predrag Masap,…

The Middle East Council of Churches, Churches Leaders and elites in a Letter to President Biden: “USA Interests Can Be Pursued Without Collectively Punishing the Syrian People” Once again, in defense of human rights and human dignity, the Middle East Council of Churches renewed its call for the lift of the economic sanctions imposed on…

​January 18, 2021 PDF Dear Reverend Clergy, Greetings and blessings to you and your families in the Name of our Great God and Savior, Jesus Christ! I pray that you and your holy communities have celebrated joyous and grace-filled feasts of our Lord’s Nativity in the flesh, Circumcision on the eighth day, and Baptism in…

The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of USA has issued the following statement regarding the latest developments in medicine: COVID-19 vaccines & immunizations. The statement reads: PDF Version Christ “came not to heal the healthy, but the sick; not to save the righteous, but sinners” (Mark 2:17) As the world continues to battle COVID-19, we are ever…