Following a prolonged COVID-19 shutdown, many parishes of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America are reporting a decrease in weekly giving and long-term stewardship donations. The negative development comes in tandem with lower attendance by the faithful at holy services and ministries. In response to the situation and the great strain placed on parishes, the…

The rapid spread of COVID-19, resulting in millions of infections and deaths around the world, as well as economic devastation prompted OCMC to act. Thanks to an outpouring of support from our donors, we were able to assist our brothers and sisters in the mission field who were among those hit the hardest. Funds have…

“Nobody should forget that he belongs to God, with the body and with the soul; that all moments of life and all needs of the soul and of the body depend on Him. That is why, man should turn to God whenever his soul or body is in need” (St. John of Kronstadt). With the…

The Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, His Beatitude John X, on Tuesday toured the under-reconstruction church of St. George in the Syrian city of Arbin, which lies just north of Damascus. The cathedral, the only Greek Orthodox place of worship in the municipality, was destroyed by Islamist rebels and terrorists during the Syrian…

The Russian Church’s Metropolitan of Volokolamsk, His Eminence Hilarion, this week received Greece’s ambassador to Russia, Ekaterini Nasika, a year after the latter presented her credentials to the country’s head of state. Hilarion, the head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external Church relations, and Greece’s top diplomat in Russia, focused on the situation created…

Members of the Holy Synod of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece on Wednesday convened for a third consecutive day, amidst the Church of Greece’s ongoing 164th synodical period. A day earlier, a significant memorandum of cooperation was signed by the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, on the behalf of the…

The Church today venerates the memory of St. Paraskeva of the Balkans, also known as St. Petka throughout much of southeast Europe, an ascetic female saint of the 10th century who hailed from the Marmara Sea settlement of Epivates, in eastern Thrace.

Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia congratulated the Georgian people on Svetitskhovloba from Mtskheta. PM said this day unites Georgian citizens and with this unity, it is possible to defeat even the coronavirus. “Svetitskhovloba is no longer just a religious holiday, it is a state holiday that unites us. This unity, of course, is of the…

The Georgian Orthodox Church celebrates Mtskhetoba, Svetitskhoveloba today. Divine liturgies are being delivered in honour of Svetiskhoveli Cathedral (‘the Living Pillar Cathedral’) in churches nationwide. “People entering the churches will undergo temperature checks. They should wear a face mask and observe social distancing rule,” the Patriarchate said in a statement. Svetitskhovloba holiday is celebrated twice…