The Church today venerates the memory of Joel the Prophet. Joel is believed to have lived in either the 8th or 7th century BC. He foretold the coming of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost and the saving power of the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

On Sunday, October 5/18, 2020, His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos officiated the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Monastery of Saint Onuphrius, which is located opposite Siloam’s pool, where the man who was born blind was sent by the Lord to wash his eyes and recover his vision. It is built on…

Orthodox clerics and faithful from America shall unite again to participate in the Washington, DC 2021 March for Life, as they did in previous years. The pro-life organization Orthodox Christians for Life and Orthodox Christian Network, the agency of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America (ACOB-US), have already created…

Another charity concert of the All-Ukrainian Marathon, organized by the Brotherhood of St. Prince Vladimir and Archpriest Alexander Klimenko, took place in Cherkassy. It is not customary to talk often about the demographic problem that exists in our society. Archbishop Theodosy (Snigirev) of Cherkassy and Kanev said this after a concert that took place in…

“We have always been saying and still do so that Davit Gareji is a Georgian land. If there was an illegal alienation of territories, it is a crime against the nation and the country,” says the statement of the Georgian Patriarchate. “What does the Patriarchate know about the new circumstances related to the maps?” On…

On Oct. 17, 2020, His Beatitude Patriarch John X met the Bishops of the Patriarchate and the priests of Damascus and its Countryside in the Patriarchate. The meeting theme was “Ministry in these difficult times.” The following reverend fathers lectured on the topic: Archimandrite Elias Habib, Father Gabi Kahila, and Father Ignatius Drouge. Questions and…

His Beatitude John X, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East gave a farewell sermon in mourning over Professor Habib Lavant, saying: “With earthly sorrow and hope in the resurrection, we bid farewell today, together with the whole Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East, a prolific great scholar, Professor…

With the blessings of Metropolitan Jonah, His Eminence Metropolitan Innocentios Byakatonda of Burundi and Rwanda presided over Holy Liturgy at St. Nicholas Orthodox cathedral Namungoona. The metropolitan in his sermon encouraged the Faith to take prayer as they number one instrument to fight the evil one and thanked them for their prayers and support during…

On Thursday, October 15, 2020, His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph met with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in his office at the Department of State in Washington D.C. The two leaders discussed ongoing issues of importance in the Middle East, with Sayidna offering his expertise, particularly in Lebanon, Syria and Palestine, and the critical situation…