Members of the Holy Synod of the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church this week discussed the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic in the country and its repercussions on people’s daily lives and on spiritual life. The holy synod convened under the chairmanship of the Archbishop of Warsaw and Metropolitan of All Poland, His Beatitude Sawa. Among others,…

  The 154th anniversary of the destruction of the Arkadi Monastery on Crete was commemorated this week — sadly without the presence of local officials and the public, due to restrictions to prevent exposure to the coronvirus. The monastery was held by Cretan rebels fighting against Ottoman rule of the large Aegean island, and defended…

  The Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, His Beatitude Anastasios, called on the faithful to apply Christ’s exhortation, as found in the Gospel, of “Don’t be afraid; just believe”. The Archbishop called on the faithful to overcome fears created through man’s insecurity, especially during the current tribulation faced by humanity. His Beatitude officiated…

  The feast day of St. Nektarios the Wonderworker was commemorated on Monday on the island of Aegina at the eponymous cathedral dedicated to the modern-era saint. An orthros service and con-celebratory Divine Liturgy was celebrated without the presence of worshippers, officiated by the Metropolitan of Hydra, Spetses and Aegina, His Eminence Ephraim.  The…

  The Church today venerates the memory of Holy Father Arsenius of Cappadocia. This saint was born in roughly 1840 to poor but very pious and loving parents.

His Beatitude John X Patriarch of Antioch and All the East celebrated the Sunday Liturgy at the St. George Al-Humeyra – Patriarchal Monastery in Wadi Al-Nassara. The concelebrants were H.G. Bishop Ephraim Maalouli, Patriarchal Vicar, R.R. Archimandrite Arsenios Dahdal, Abbot of the monastery, with a group of priests and deacons. After the Liturgy, the Patriarch…

Liturgy was led by Fr Julius Orach at St. Lavrentios in Gulu City. St. Nektarios lived in this world just like anyone of us, and with love, faith, forgiving heart and patience, he continued to serve Christ in the Holy Church till his last breath despite the persecutions and slanders he was facing: said Fr…

Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, When travel was easier and I was able to traverse our Metropolis, I had the privilege to encounter Veterans in our parishes. These men and women who had served in our Armed Forces, going back to the Second World War, always inspired me for their selfless dedication to our…

The 154th anniversary of the holocaust of Arkadi was commemorated on Saturday with a special sit-down dinner organised by the Cretan Association of Sydney & New South Wales at the school hall of St Spyridon College. The event, which honoured the over 1,000 Cretan men, women and children who were massacred by the Ottomans in…