A 19th-century religious icon showing the Baptism of Christ and another 11 icons stolen in 2005 from the Church of the Dormition of the Visokos Virgin in Kalouta, in the central Zagori district of Ioannina, have been returned from the United Kingdom. According to a culture ministry announcement on Tuesday, the 12 icons were returned…

In the wake of a tragic explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, the World Council of Churches (WCC) sent condolences and called for prayers for those who lost loves ones, for the injured, and for the ongoing work of the rescue teams. In a letter addressed to the member churches in Lebanon and the Middle East Council…

By now, the world has seen videos of a mushroom cloud soaring over the Lebanese capital of Beirut, which explosions rocked on August 4. People fled in terror, homes have been destroyed, and countless lives were ended or ruined. St. George Hospital in Beirut was without power and treating casualties in the darkness. His Eminence…

Hank Hanegraaff, one of the speakers at the 3rd Archon International Conference on Religious Freedom held in Washington, D.C., and the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, discusses the great differences between Christianity and Islam—differences highlighted by the recent reversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque. Hank draws from an article by Charlotte Allen…

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is pleased to announce the launch of its Spanish Ministry Initiative’s Facebook page (predominantly in Spanish). Please “like” it and share with others. In August, 2019, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America identified the need for this ministry and tasked His Grace Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos to coordinate the development…

His Beatitude, Patriarch John X contacted His Eminence Metropolitan Elias (Audi) to check on him after the devastating explosion that hit the capital Beirut. He was acquainted through His Eminence about the damages suffered by the capital, its people, the Archbishopric and the parish churches and institutions. His beatitude raised prayers with His Eminence for…

On Saturday, 8 August 2020, the day that our Church commemorates the memory of St Emilian the Confessor, Bishop of Cyzikos, the Chancellor of our Holy Archdiocese of Australia, Bishop Emilianos of Meloa, celebrates his name-day. On Saturday morning at 7:30 am, His Grace Bishop Emilianos will officiate at the Service of Matins and preside…

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Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom) of Sourozh was a well known archpastor, preacher, spiritual guide and brilliant writer on prayer and the Christian life. He was, himself, a great man of prayer.  His sermon below is, most likely, the shortest ever recorded. Yet the impact of the same continues to reverberate as an exceptional spiritual reminder and…