This is the 14th “Bus of Mercy”, created with the participation of the Russian Orthodox Church. A charitable project called “Bus of Mercy” has been launched in Ufa, Russia. It was organized by St. Elizabeth Sisters of Mercy with the help of the Synodal Department for Church Charity and Social Ministry of the Russian Orthodox Church. In this…

Homily on today’s Gospel reading by Metropolitan Hilarion, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate. Our Lord Jesus Christ tells us the story of the merciful Samaritan who feels sorry for someone who has fallen into the hands of robbers. The Samaritan binds his wounds, brings him to an inn,…

Although many of us prefer to spend more time home these days for fear of the epidemic, others do not forget to seek God where their prayers are best heard. Bulgaria’s biggest monastery, the Rila Monastery, remains a preferred place for many believers even in these months of difficulties and troubles. “We are talking about pilgrims who come here as…

The Georgian Patriarchate released a statement regarding the second wave of spread of the coronavirus in the country. In connection with the second wave of the pandemic, with blessing of Catholicos-Patriarch of Whole Georgia, the Patriarchate addressed church officials, priests and believers. “It is necessary that the believers observe social distancing rule and wear medical…

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…