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On 28 July 2020, the commemoration day of the Equal-to-the-Apostles Great Prince Vladimir, the church-state celebration day of the Baptism of Russia, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the cathedral Church of Christ the Saviour in Moscow. The Bishops’ Council of the Russian Orthodox Church, which took…

Romania ranks 3rd in the world in terms of canonical Orthodox population, according to a review made by Matthew Namee from the Society for Orthodox Christian History in the Americas. Another conclusion of his analysis is that most of the Christian Orthodox in the West are Romanian. The first three countries in terms of the Orthodox population…

Greek Agricultural Organization “Elgo-Dimitra” has donated a ton and a half of feta cheese to churches and philanthropic organizations in Greece and the US, including 57 kilos to New York City’s ‘City Meals on Wheels’. Another 80 kilos was provided to the Archdiocesan Cathedral Philoptochos Society of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. The rest…

“The message from all European capitals was that any deterioration in Greek-Turkish relations, through the performance by Turkey of abusive actions against the sovereign rights of Greece, will have consequences for Ankara’s relationship with Europe,” Alternate Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis stressed on Wednesday in an interview with SKAI TV. “Just because a move was made…

The Church today venerates the memory of the Holy Martyr Callinicus of Cilicia, who endured numerous torments and achieved the crown of martyrdom for his faith in the north central Asia Minor city of Gangra. A feature is posted today on the pages of the diakonima.gr site.

The third part of a second online assembly from Mount Athos with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, and physicians and healthcare professions, has been posted today on the pages of the online magazine Pemptousia.      Watch Part 1 Watch Part 2

Orthodox bishops and hierarchs in Argentina met with the country foreign minister this week, where they reiterated their support for the beleaguered Orthodox Church in Montenegro – as the latter continues to oppose a controversial law threatening its assets and relics with confiscation, along with stepped up persecution by the Montenegro state.

The Archbishop of Podolski and primate of the diocese of Berlin and Germany of the Russian Orthodox Church, His Eminence Tikhon, officiated at a memorial service this week in Slovenia for the Russian servicemen who fell in World War I battles or were held as POWs in the southeast European country. The memorial service was…