Bishop Joanikije: The Most Holy Mother of God is the first witness of God’s gifts, because the Lord granted us a new life, resurrection and grace to become participants in His victory over death. By the Holy Hierarcal Liturgy, which was celebrated by His Grace Bishop Joanikije of Budva-Niksic, by blessing of the feast loaf…

September 1, 2020 Dear beloved Clergy, Monastic Brotherhoods and Sisterhoods, and faithful of the Holy Metropolis of Chicago, and all people of goodwill, It’s a great joy to share with you this year’s Archpastoral Teaching, On Life. During these tumultuous times, we are all invited to focus on what is always true, always right, always…

Reverend Fathers, Esteemed Presidents of the Ecclesiastical Committees, Members of the Ladies Auxiliary Organisation and School Committees of the Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain Beloved in the Lord, With great joy I communicate with you in order to announce this year’s opening of the Archdiocesan School of Byzantine Music, continuing in its 35 years…

Brookline, MA: His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios announces the appointment of Panagiotis (Panos) Coufos as Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries as well as Director of the Metropolis of Boston Camp (MBC) beginning today, September 1, 2020. A native of Salem, New Hampshire, Pano is the son of Stephan and Kathy Coufos and the brother…

CONSTANTINOPLE – Clergy members of the Monastic Brotherhood of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem have been infected by the Coronavirus as was reported in an announcement of the Ecumenical Patriarchate which informed about the postponement of Patriarch Theophilos’ visit to the Phanar. The announcement follows: “Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in a letter to Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem…

The Very Reverend and Reverend Clergy Esteemed Members of the Metropolitan Council, Esteemed Members of the Parish Councils, Philoptochos Sisterhood, Faculty and Students of the Catechetical and Greek Afternoon Schools, Directors and Participants of all Youth Organizations, and all devout Orthodox Christians of the Communities of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey    …

  It is with pain of heart that I am following the events unfolding in California, which is engulfed in flames, making this the second worst fire season in the history of the state. And I hasten to express my profoundest sympathy to everyone. I prayerfully empathize with His Eminence Archbishop Kyrill, the auxiliary bishops…

Sunday, August 30 was a special day for Ss. Peter and Paul Church in Potomac, Maryland, as it witnessed His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph ordain the “first-chanter” of the Antiochian Archdiocese to the holy priesthood. Fr. John (Rassem) El Massih once served as Sayidna Joseph’s assistant and travel companion. The Archdiocese knows him well for his…

On September 2, 2020, the Synod of the Patriarchate Exarchate of South-East Asia met at the Church of the Life-Giving Trinity at Ostankino, Moscow. It was chaired by Patriarchal Exarch of South-East Asia Metropolitan Sergiy of Singapore and South-East Asia. The Synod meeting was attended by Metropolitan Pavel of Manila and Hanoi and Archbishop Feofan…