On Wednesday, September 24/ October 7, 2020, the Patriarchate celebrated the commemoration of the Holy First Martyr Thecla, the Equal to the Apostles, at the Holy Chapel dedicated to her, inside the Central Monastery of the Hagiotaphite Brotherhood, on the west side of the Monastic Church of Saints Constantine and Helen. On this feast, the…

An article by Heba Hrimat She’s widely celebrated and equally venerated and respected among the different churches of the world including the Orthodox, the Catholic and the Coptic. Saint Thecla whom we venerate today (September 24/October 7) is an apostle and a protomartyr among women who’s equal-to-apostles in sanctity. In the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of…

  After spending more than a week in evacuation at the Monastery of St. John of Shanghai in Manton, California, Abbess Melania and the sisterhood of Holy Assumption Monastery (OCA) were able to return to their home in Calistoga yesterday. The monastery is situated in the northern part of the Napa Valley. Due to the…

On October 3 and 4, 2020, His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch visited the Diocese of Nis on the occasion of the consecration of bells on the recently reconstructed northern tower of the monastery of St. Nicholas at Kursumlija, as well as of the great consecration of the Church of the Transfiguration at Prolom Banja. His…

  On Oct. 3, 2020, a beautiful and sun-filled day that can only be described as “Χαρά Θεού,” a long time dream became a reality. His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios of the Holy Metropolis of Atlanta officiated at an Agiasmo and Groundbreaking ceremony at the site for the future St. Hermione Home. His Eminence was assisted…

“How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” (Romans 10:15) Thirty-three teams, consisting of 226 participants, pedaled, walked, ran, and swam a total of 20,114 miles to support OCMC’s efforts to bring the Good News of Christ’s Gospel to the ends of the earth. Their collective efforts raised over $125,000 for missions…

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The new Ambassador of Greece in London, His Excellency Ioannis Raptakis, accompanied by his esteemed wife, Her Excellency Georgia Soultanopoulou, Consul General of Greece in Constantinople, made a formal social call to introduce himself and his wife upon assuming his office duties to His Eminence Nikitas Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain at Thyateira House…

The four chapters of IOCC’s newest Prayer Journal focus on the service Christ calls us to offer to people in need, and ways we can join forces to answer that call. It’s IOCC’s hope that this piece will encourage you as you consider ways that your generosity, through IOCC, reaches around the world with Christ’s love. Each chapter in…