It is important to remain clear-headed and humane to each other and remember that you should not rely too much on the temporal power on earth, the hierarch noted. Politics and emotions don’t have to stand side by side if we are to remain Christians, said Metropolitan Anthony (Pakanich) of Boryspil and Brovary, the UOC Chancellor,…

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, in his message to His Beatitude Tikhon, Metropolitan of All America and Canada, expressed condolences over the passing away of Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor). His Beatitude Tikhon Archbishop of Washington Metropolitan of All America and Canada   Your Beatitude, Beloved in the Lord Brother and Concelebrant: I…

On October 14, 2020, Metropolitan Elias of Beirut (Orthodox Church of Antioch) met at his residence at Achrafieh with the rector of the Beirut representation of the Russian Orthodox Church, Archimandrite Philip (Vasiltsev), and the Rev. Vitaliy Gorzov, a staff member of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s department for external church relations, who was on a…

On October 21, 2020, a Panikhida was celebrated for the departed Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor), former Primate of the Orthodox Church in America, at the Church of St. Catherine In-the-Fields in Moscow. The Service for the Departed was led by Archpriest Daniel Andreyuk, representative of the Orthodox Church in America to the Patriarch of Moscow and…

On October 21, 2020, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, during his working visit to Syria with a blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, visited old Christian holy places in the country. At the town of Maaloula he visited the church of…

On 1/14 and 5/18 October 2020, Divine Services were celebrated and festivities held in honour of the Altar Feast of the Parish of the Protection of the Theotokos in Zurich, Switzerland. On Tuesday evening at the All-Night Vigil, the parish was visited by Archpriest Mikhail Zeman, rector of the Holy Resurrection Parish (MP), also located…

His Grace Bishop Maxim presided over the Divine Liturgy on Sunday, October 18, 2020, on the feast day of the Holy Martyr, Charitina and St. Dionisius of Alexandria, in the church of St. George the Great-Martyr. Protopresbyter Bratislav Bratso Krsic and Protodeacon Paul Germain concelebrated in the presence and the participation of the parish’s readers…

With the blessing of His Grace Bishop Irinej, during the course of the last year, throughout our entire Diocese of Eastern America, a collection of donations in various forms was organized for our suffering people in Kosovo and Metohija, through the Department of Religious Education headed by it Director, Protodeacon Jovan Anicic, under the banner:…

His Grace Bishop Longin of New Gracanica-Midwestern America sent a letter of condolence on behalf of the Episcopal Council of the Serbian Orthodox Church in North, Central and South America to His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon of the Orthodox Church in America on the passing of the Most-Blessed Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor). “During his entire life”, noted…