The Moscow Patriarchate welcomes the choice of French actor Gerard Depardieu, who adopted Orthodoxy at a Russian church in Paris. Earlier, Depardieu had adopted Islam, Buddhism, and after converting in Orthodoxy he said that now for completeness he has to adopt Judaism. Head of the Synodal Department for External Church Relations Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to bestow the Order for Merit to the Fatherland, 1st Degree upon Metropolitan Juvenaly of Krutitsy and Kolomna, a ruling diocesan bishop of the Moscow diocese, in recognition of his “extensive contribution to the development of spiritual and cultural traditions and the strengthening of peace and accord…

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church noted his adherence to principles, intelligence and charm Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia congratulated Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on his 70th birthday and awarded him the church order of Glory and Honor (I degree). According to the patriarchal press service, the minister was decorated on…

  The annual feast of the Beheading of the Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John – our 71st parish feast day – was celebrated with great edification. On the day of the feast itself, September 10-11, 2020, we celebrated the holy day ourselves. On the evening of September 12, His Grace Nicholas, Bishop of…

Father Peter and his wife Presbytera Paula Giannakopoulos and their two children, Simela and Constantine, arrived at St. George on July 1, 1991. He was appointed by the Metropolis of Boston to replace the late Reverend Spyros Mourikis who retired after 42 years at St. George. Father Peter was a perfect fit for the Centerville…

On Saturday, September 26, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas will preside over Matins and celebrate the Divine Liturgy at the Church of Saint John the Theologian in Hackney, E. London. On Sunday, September 27, His Eminence will preside over Matins and serve the Divine Liturgy (7:45-10:45) at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew the Apostle in Kentish…

A historic 215,000-square foot wooden building on the island of Prinkipos (Büyükada in Turkish) off the coast of Istanbul has collapsed, according to photos posted on Twitter. The structure, which belonged to the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, was the largest wooden building in Europe and second largest in the world. It served as an orphanage…

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On 20th September 2020, on the eve of the 40th day after the demise of Archimandrite Alexi (Chehadeh), director of the Department of Ecumenical Relations and Development of the Orthodox Church of Antioch, a memorial litya was celebrated at his burial place in the Christian Bab Sharqi cemetery in Damascus, Syria, by Hegumen Arseniy (Sokolov),…