His Grace Bishop Maxim presided over the Divine Liturgy on Sunday, October 18, 2020, on the feast day of the Holy Martyr, Charitina and St. Dionisius of Alexandria, in the church of St. George the Great-Martyr. Protopresbyter Bratislav Bratso Krsic and Protodeacon Paul Germain concelebrated in the presence and the participation of the parish’s readers…

With the blessing of His Grace Bishop Irinej, during the course of the last year, throughout our entire Diocese of Eastern America, a collection of donations in various forms was organized for our suffering people in Kosovo and Metohija, through the Department of Religious Education headed by it Director, Protodeacon Jovan Anicic, under the banner:…

His Grace Bishop Longin of New Gracanica-Midwestern America sent a letter of condolence on behalf of the Episcopal Council of the Serbian Orthodox Church in North, Central and South America to His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon of the Orthodox Church in America on the passing of the Most-Blessed Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor). “During his entire life”, noted…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will travel to Serbia on October 28-29, a meeting with the Serbian leader is planned, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said Thursday. “On October 28-29, a visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Serbia will take place,” she said. “A meeting with the Serbian president is…

The Russian Orthodox Church has raised a question of legality of collecting and using personal data of citizens. “I can say that, at least among Orthodox believers, there are certain concerns about the development of new digital technologies, and we all see this concern, and we do not intend to ignore it, because we cannot…

On October 22, 1991, Patriarch Bartholomew was elected to the Ecumenical Throne. His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is the spiritual leader of 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide. On the 29th Anniversary of His Election to the Ecumenical Throne, the Director of the Press and Communication Office of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Nikos Papachristou, published a…

The 3rd Congress of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada – Virtual Congress –   In accordance with Chapter 4 of the Statute of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada, His Grace Bishop Ioan Casian convened the 3rd Congress of the Diocese for Friday and Saturday, October 16 and 17, 2020. Due to the situation created by the…

Located on the Greek island of Chios is another treasure from Greece’s long history, now listed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Nea Moni, or “New Monastery,” which was built in the 11th century, was constructed on the slopes of Mt. Provateio, approximately 15 kilometers from Chios town. It houses some of the finest mosaics in…

On October 22, 2020, during his working visit to Syria, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, visited the Damascus Representation of the Russian Orthodox Church, where he was welcomed by the rector of the representation and representative of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to the…