Provocations by the Erdogan regime in Turkey against that country’s neighbors and even Christianity as whole continued unabated this week, with the latest threat targeting the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Islamist Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the so-called prime minister of the pseudo-state set up in the Turkish-occupied areas of Cyprus said the…
The Church today venerates the memory of Sergius and Bacchus, the Great Martyrs of Syria. These holy Martyrs were Romans of high rank in the service of the Emperor Maximian, to whom it was reported that they refused to take part in pagan festivals. When the emperor called them into his presence, they confessed their…
The great Romanian theologian of the 20th century has now a museum in the heart of Bucharest, near kilometre zero. The museum dedicated to Father Stăniloae was set up by the Old St George Parish and is located on the ground floor of the parish house in the courtyard of the place of worship….
“Loving our enemies is a challenging thing,” stressed the Patriarch of Romania in his sermon delivered at the Chapel of the Patriarchal Residence on Sunday. “We often forget those who did us good: parents, friends, teachers, people who helped us in difficult situations, who promoted us in life. We don’t do good to those who…
His Holiness Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II, the most beloved and trusted man in the Caucasian country, was the guest of honor at an event of the Tbilisi Theological Academy and Seminary yesterday. In the courtyard of the Georgian Patriarchate, the school conferred the title of Doctor Honoris Causa upon His Holiness, who has led the…
In the context of their residence at the Monastery of Saint George Al-Humeyra, as a means for the Saint John of Damascus Institute of Theology – Balamand to provide better online learning, due to the current health circumstances, on October 4, 2020, His Beatitude Patriarch John X met the Seminarists of the Patriarchate in the…
Yesterday, October 6, during a routine examination, His Eminence Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro of the Serbian Orthodox Church tested positive for the coronavirus. He was therefore sent to a clinic for treatment, reports the press service of the Montenegro Metropolis. “The Metropolitan spent the previous days in home isolation under constant medical supervision,” the report…
Center for Family Care “Domestic violence is not a family problem. It is a crime that often results in serious injury and death. Although there are nearly 5.3 million partner victimizations each year in the U.S. among women ages 18 and older, resulting in two million injuries and 1,300 deaths, many people in the…
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros Keynote Address, The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the USA Zoom Video Conference October 6, 2020 Your Eminences and Graces, Beloved Brothers in Christ, Dear Co-celebrants in the Holy Spirit, Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice! I greet all of you, Holy Brothers, with these encouraging…