On November 13, the Russian Orthodox Church opened another center for assistance to women in crisis pregnancies and struggling mothers. His Eminence Metropolitan Kliment of Kaluga and Borovsk celebrated the dedication of the Mother’s Ark diocesan center in Kaluga. Four mothers and five children have already settled into the center, and one child was born…

On Monday, November 9, Holy Cross Monastery (Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia) in Wayne, West Virginia, officially broke ground for the construction of a new church. Abbot Archimandrite Seraphim and the monastery brotherhood served a moleben at the site of the new church and sprinkled the area with holy water, after which the excavators…

    On November 8, the Department of Missions and Evangelism’s recently released documentary about abortion, “In The Name of Choice,” received an award for Best Documentary at the Byzanfest Film Festival. The documentary was commended for its compelling and realistic look at the issues surrounding abortion. At the request of some clergy and youth…

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Archbishop Irineos of Crete, 87, was discharged on Monday, November 16, 2020, after nearly two months of treatment at the Neurological Clinic of the University Hospital of Heraklion. He returned to the Holy Archdiocese of Crete, where he will continue to receive the appropriate care for full rehabilitation, reports the Archdiocesan press service. Abp. Irineos…

On 15th November 2020, the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost: Metropolitan Vladimir of Chisinau and all Moldova celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Nativity of the Lord Cathedral in Chisinau. Archpriest Vadim Cheibas, the Cathedral Dean and Metropolitan Secretary, and the synaxis of priests and deacons of the Metropolitan Cathedral assisted the arch-pastor during the Divine Service. In…

The document was signed by His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir of Chisinau and all Moldova, and Minister of Defense, General Victor Gaiciuc. Participants on behalf of the Metropolis of Moldova included Archimandrite Nicolae (Rosca), Chairman of the Sector of Pastoral Activity within the MIA, MD, and Law Enforcement Structures, as well as Chairmen of Diocesan Sectors…

The Archbishop of Australia, his Eminence Makarios, has addressed a letter to the Chancellor of La Trobe University, John Brumby, to express frustration and concern over the university’s stated intention to abolish a Greek studies program at the highly distinguished Melbourne university. A recently unveiled strategic plan by the University, which was recently put into…

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, has addressed a message of support to Archbishop Anastasios, who has been hospitalized for a week now in a central Athens hospital after testing positive for COVID-19. In his letter, the Russian Patriarch writes “…I supplicate warmly to the Only Physician of our souls and…