The latest online assembly from Mount Athos with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, with young people, exceeded all expectations of participation. Hosted by the online magazine Pemptousia, the specific assembly exceeded 20,000 views. At the same time, Pemptousia later hosted a video showing an address…

  The Greek Orthodox faithful of Cairo on Monday commemorated the feast day of St. Demetrius at a con-celebratory Divine Liturgy at the cathedral dedicated to the saint, in the Zeytoun district. The Metropolitan of Memphis and Patriarchal Vicar of Cairo , His Eminence Nikodimos, officiated at the Divine Liturgy.      

  The Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral, His Eminence Amphilochios, continues to recuperate from pneumonia, the result of a Covid-19 infection. According to an announcement by the Metropolitinate, the hierarch continues to be hospitalized, and his recuperation is slow but on course.

  Military and pupils’ parades in Greece, on the occasion of the national holiday commemorating the country’s entry into WWII, known as OXI day, have been cancelled, in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The annual commemoration falls on October 28, which is tomorrow, Wednesday. OXI means “no” in Greek. At the same time, annual…

On the feast of the Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God, October 14, 2020, His Grace Bishop Ilarion of Timok served the Holy Liturgy in the side chapel of the Bukovo monastery. The bishop was assisted by the clergy of the Diocese of Timok, while members of the choir of the Zajecar church…

The historic church of Agioi Anargyroi, which is one of the oldest churches of the Greek Community in Egypt, celebrates its 100th anniversary since its establishment in Abukir, 20 km from Alexandria. It is the same area where Greeks established a large Greek Orthodox community in the early 20th century during the patriarchal ministry of…

His Grace Bishop Sergije of Bihac-Petrovac blessed foundations of a tower which will be dedicated to Catherine Cantacuzino, the founder of the monastery, and that will include a chapel with a baptistery dedicated to the Holy Serbian Despotess Angelina Brankovic. The event took place on October 20, 2020, on the feast of the Holy Martyrs…

The Center for Family Care is excited to announce the launching of a twice monthly, online ministry designed to lift up the unique gifts of individuals and families with special needs. Fully Human can be found by following us on FB, https://www.facebook.com/centerforfamilycare as well as on the CFC website, www.family.goarch.org. Our graphic features four well-known…

For the Life of the World: Toward a Social Ethos of the Orthodox Church, a recent publication endorsed by Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, offers a framework to discuss and respond to difficult social challenges of our modern world. My OCN will be hosting a series of seven thematic conversations on the…