The Church today venerates the memory of Pelagia the Righteous of Tinos. The saint’s holy relics are found today at the Kechrovounion Nunnery on the eponymous Cyclades island of Tinos. A video feature is posted today on the pages of the Orthodoxia News Agency.             

My Beloved Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, “Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong.” I Corinthians 16:13 Week after week as we monitored the progress of our parishes re-opening for worship, even on a limited basis, my heart was filled with joy that these small steps were leading us on a…

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Islamist Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s vision of an Islamic arc in the Balkans created reverberations in Kosovo this week, as protests broke out in Pristina on Wednesday over the beginning of construction of a “mega mosque” in the Dardania district, a project financed entirely by the Islamic Community of Turkey. The main slogan expressed…

Intense international diplomatic activity continued this week in the run-up to the offensive conversion of the Hagia Sophia, the greatest of all cathedrals in eastern Christendom, back into a mosque – the result of a decision earlier this month by autocratic Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. A Muslim prayer service is scheduled for Friday, part…

‘Let us become the hands of God’s merciful love,’ is the advice that characterizes the 69 years of life, but especially the almost 13 years of patriarchal ministry of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. Under the stewardship of His Beatitude, the Romanian Orthodox Church has become the greatest philanthropist as regards the contribution to social work,…

On Monday morning, July 20, Hieromonk Jacob (Savin) of Sihăstria Monastery reposed in the Lord. His funeral was served the following morning. Fr. Jacob is renowned as a wise hieromonk who served as the last confessor of the great Elder Cleopas (Ilie) who is venerated throughout the Orthodox world. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel sent a…

Moscow, July 23, Interfax – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had a telephone conversation on Wednesday to discuss the change to the status of Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia Cathedral. “The sides had a meaningful discussion on the situation surrounding the changing status of the Hagia Sophia Cathedral in Istanbul. They emphasized…

Meeting under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel at the Patriarchal Palace in Bucharest yesterday, July 21, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church made a number of decisions, including new additions to the Church’s liturgical calendar. According to the communique published by the Patriarchate’s Basilica News Agency, the Synod “resolved to include…