The newly re-elected president of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy, Russian lawmaker Sergey Gavrilov, this week bitterly criticized the Turkish state’s conversion of the Hagia Sophia into a mosque, as well as what he called Turkish provocations. Gavrilov spoke during the group’s general assembly, which was conducted via teleconference. Moreover, an epistle by the Patriarch…

The issue of partaking in Holy Communion was again raised in Greece after a professor of genetics said the sacrament should be prohibited, due to the ongoing pandemic, or, that disposable spoons should be used during the sacrament. The statement, which again targets one of Christianity’s most sacred beliefs, generated an immediate response by Church…

The Church today venerates the memory of Eumenius the Wonderworker, Bishop of Gortynia. This saint took up monastic life from his youth, and later became Bishop of Gortynia, on in Crete. He travelled to Rome and Thebes in Upper Egypt, where after working many miracles, he reposed in deep old age.

September 16, 2020 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…

Metropolis of Chicago to support food and housing needs of Chicago area residents through new ministry, Project HOPE The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago announced on September 16, 2020, the launch of a new ministry designed to address food security and stable housing for families and individuals living in the Chicago area. Called Project HOPE (Humanitarian Outreach…

Metropolis of Chicago begins search for qualified board candidates for Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago Foundation The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago announced on September 15, 2020 it has begun a nationwide search for qualified candidates for appointment to the initial Board of Directors of a not-for-profit entity to be formed and known as the…

  The great Romanian elder Fr. Sofian Boghiu was honored on Monday, September 14, in his native village on the 18th anniversary of his holy repose. Fr. Sofian was born on October 7, 1912, in Cuconeștii Vechi, Bălți County in what is today northern Moldova. On Monday, a memorial house was opened there in his…

A monument to His Holiness Patriarch Pavle of Serbia (1914-2009), who was considered a saint already during his lifetime, was installed in the city of Pale in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina on Saturday, September 12. The installation was timed to the Patriarch’s birthday, September 11. The 30th anniversary of his enthronement as Patriarch will…

  Jvari Monastery is one of the great jewels of the Georgian Orthodox Church. Built in the 6th century near the ancient capital of Mtskheta, its Church of the Holy Cross is a rare case of an early medieval Georgian church that has survived nearly unchanged till today. The monastery is listed as UNESCO World…