First part of the Archontariki from Mount Athos with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, with an assembly of faithful gathered at a university chapel in the city of Cluj, Romania, was posted today on the pages of the Orthodoxia News Agency. 

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, on Monday celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Moscow’s iconic Donskoy Monastery, during which Archimandrite Pitirim was consecrated as the new Orthodox Bishop of Jakarta and vicar of the Diocese of Singapore. 

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, on Tuesday received the Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, who arrived for a visit to the Patriarchal seat. The Archbishop of America briefed the Ecumenical Patriarch, about the resumption of construction works for the new St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox church at Ground Zero in…

The Greek government on Monday announced that schools in the country will open for the new academic year on Sept. 14, with the customary beginning-of-the-year blessing ceremonies taking place in individual classrooms.

The German newspaper Die Welt this week claimed that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently ordered his top military officers to provoke a political crisis in the east Mediterranean by sinking a Greek vessel or shooting down a Greek fighter jet. The shocking newspaper article cites Turkish military sources, while claiming that the authoritarian and…

The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Irinej this week referred to last Sunday’s election results in the small Adriatic country of Montenegro, telling a news portal that he was happy to see the political changes in that country. The Patriarch was quoted as saying that: “I am very happy with the results of the elections…

The Church today venerates the memory of Mammas the Martyr. St. Mammas hailed from the ancient Asia Minor province of Paphlagonia. He was born in prison, where his parents suffered for Christ’s sake and ended their lives. St. Mammas contested for Christ about the year 275. Today is also the feast day of John the…

MECC organized a crochet training for 19 women aged between 18 to 45 from Rural Damascus. The trainees learned the basic principles of crocheting and the way to use one needle to crochet squares and gather them to form different shapes, such as: table covers, bed covers, blankets, shawls and other cloths or crafts that…

  On Sunday the 30th of August, Saint Stephen’s Central Youth Committee S.A showcased the film of St Joseph the Hesychast at the community hall of the parish of Prophet Elias, Norwood. It was blessed evening with many Christ-centred conversations, laughter, and new faces. Following Saint Joseph’s example, the faithful were encouraged to persevere in…