WASHINGTON, DC – A Museum of the Bible curator conducting routine provenance research on a late 10th to early 11th-century Greek liturgical manuscript of the four Gospels discovered it was one of many items looted from the Eikosiphoinissa (also known as Kosinitza) Patriarchal and Stavropegial Monastery in northern Greece by Bulgarian soldiers during World War…

The Orthodox faithful in the western Australian city of Perth this week celebrated the feast day of St. Nektarios the Wonderworker, at a cathedral dedicated to the saint. The celebrations began on the eve of the feast day with a hierarchical Vespers service, with a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy held on Monday, officiated by the Bishop…

The Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, His Beatitude Anastasios, has tested positive for Covid 19 virus. According to press reports, the Primate of the Albanian Orthodox Church will be transported by military plane to a hospital in Athens for treatment. The official announcement of the Orthodox Church of Albania reads: “After the appearance…

The Ecumenical Patriarch on Tuesday sent a congratulatory letter US president-elect Joe Biden, with his All-Holiness noting: “…The joy and enthusiasm for your electoral victory are merely personal sentiments. They are also shared by our Ecumenical Patriarchate and its eparchies across the world, and above all by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America with its…

The Church today venerates the memory of Menas of Egypt. St. Menas contested in the Asia Minor province of Phrygia, in 296, during the reign of Diocletian and Maximian. A soldier distinguished for his valor, he renounced his rank and withdrew to devote himself to ascetical struggles and prayer in the mountainous wilderness. Filled with…

On November 9, Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople sent a beaming letter of congratulations to Joe Biden, whom the media has widely reported to be the president-elect of America. The letter was published on the Facebook page of the Orthodox Observer. The Patriarch notes that he has had a long friendship with Biden, and that his…

Hundreds of people from Bucharest and all across Romania flocked to Radu Voda Monastery to venerate the holy relics of Saint Nectarios of Aegina during a three-day celebration marking the 100th anniversary of the Saint’s blessed repose in the Lord. During the festive Divine Liturgy celebrated on St Nectarios’ feast day, Nov. 9, the assistant…

The winners of the “Colours of Orthodoxy. Finland” photo contest were announced at the end of October. The jury assembled online to evaluate the 880 photos sent by more than 100 participants from ten countries. Of these, 20 photos were selected for each category. the winning ones were selected. To decide the Grand Prize winner,…

On the day when the Church celebrates the memory of the Holy Great Martyr Demetrius, the brotherhood of the Zgodacica monastery was honored by the visit of His Grace Bishop Justin of Zica. The Bishop officiated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy with the concelebration of the Diocesan Dean of Zica archpriest staurophor Nenad Ilic, abbot of…