The Church today venerates the memory of Longinus the Centurion, along with the Two Soldiers martyred with him. This Martyr served under Pontius Pilate at the time of Christ, our Saviour’s Passion. While standing guard at the Cross and beholding the earthquake and all that came to pass, he cried out with fear, “Truly this…

Supplicatory prayers were sung at the venerated copy of the Vladimir Icon of the Most Holy Mother of God for a speedy peaceful solution of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh at the chapel of the St. Nicholas stauropegial parish of the Moscow Patriarchate in Reykjavik in the evening of October 9, 2020. The prayer service was…

The church where St. Basil of Ostrog, one of the most venerated saints in the Serbian Orthodox Church and throughout the Balkans, has been repeatedly robbed in recent times. According to the parish council chairman, Rade Boskovi, the robbery that occurred over the weekend at St. Nicholas Church in Mrkonjić, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina,…

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky is visiting the Ecumenical Patriarchate, where he and representatives of the Ukrainian community in Turkey has taken part in a joint prayer for Ukraine in the Patriarchal Church of St George. As an Ukrinform correspondent reports from Turkey, the President of Ukraine began his meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at…

You are invited to participate in the “1st Digital Fellowship with Elder Ephraim, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi Mount Athos and the Orthodox Christian Network OCN“, which will take place Wednesday Dec 11, 2020 08:00 PM Athens time (1:00pm EST). Join us by registering in advance for this meeting by clicking on the…

Patriarch Daniel on Thursday blessed a processional reliquary containing a fragment of the relics of St Paisios of Neamț, saying that the Saint founded a school of spirituality useful for the whole Orthodoxy. St. Paisios of Neamț (Velichkovsky) organized and guided monastic communities at Dragomirna, Secu and Neamț monasteries in Romania. He translated the Philokalia…

Turkish treasure hunters have destroyed the historic 19th century Antyeri Camii Orthodox Church located near Samsun. Photos shows portions of the floor removed and gaping holes in the walls, as well as other types of damage. There is an unconfirmed rumor that the authorities may now restore the church for tourism. The church was converted…

His Eminence Metropolitan Ignaty, the new ruling hierarch of Saratov and Volsk, has helped raised a considerable amount of money to help with the fight against the coronavirus infection, said Governor Valery Radaev of the Saratov Province. “Metropolitan Ignaty of Saratov and Volsk has not stood aloof in the fight against the spread of the…

Joe Biden is a “strong voice for religious freedom globally” and fervent supporter of Constantinople’s “role as the center of the Greek Orthodox Church” and will especially fight for the religious freedom of the Greek Orthodox Church, according to a new press release from the Biden-Harris campaign. The statement, “Joe Biden’s vision for Greek Americans…