The patron saint of the Diocese of Backa – the Miracle of the Holy Archangel Michael in Chona, was celebrated on September 19, 2020 in Sombor. The Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the church-yard of the Church of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist was officiated by His Grace Bishop Irinej of Backa and His…

Date: Friday, November 6 – Saturday, November 7 Hosted online using the professional virtual conference platform Accelevents In 2019, OCAMPR was invited to collaborate with the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops to establish a Mental Health Task Force charged to identify and respond to the mental health needs of the Orthodox faithful. With that in…

We pray this message finds you in good health. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, these have become turbulent times. Our Faith in Christ and the reliance on His Church are where we continue to find our strength. This is the time of year when parish dance programs traditionally begin to plan for the upcoming FDF….

The Governor of New South Wales, Margaret Beazley, accompanied by her husband, Dennis Wilson, visited the headquarters of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia in Sydney on Monday, September 21st. The couple was welcomed by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, who thanked Mrs Beazley for responding to the invitation he had given her during his…

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The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, on Sunday visited the St. George Greek Orthodox Church in New Britain, Connecticut. In a sermon on the occasion of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, His Eminence referred to the Great-Martyr and Standard-bearer St. George, while calling on the faithful to always wear a Cross.   His…

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will pay a two-day pilgrimage to Mount Athos, in the country’s north, beginning on Thursday. The Russian prime minister will reportedly meet with Mount Athos’ administration in the monastic community’s capital, Karyes, while he will be hosted at the St. Panteleimon Monastery, where monks of mostly Russian descent reside.

The Metropolitan-Bishop of Montenegro and the Littoral, His Eminence Amphilochios, this week reminded that all authority comes from God, in response to certain critics in the small Adriatic country claiming that the hierarch did not respect Montenegro’s previous political leadership. He said “…I respect the government, but I cannot respect every ruler, all must be…

A series of events commemorating the national day of remembrance of the Genocide of Asia Minor Greeks by the Turkish state were held on Sunday, with a memorial service held in the morning at the Athens Metropolitan Cathedral and at a monument to national martyr Chrysostomos of Smyrna.