The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Irinej this week referred to last Sunday’s election results in the small Adriatic country of Montenegro, telling a news portal that he was happy to see the political changes in that country. The Patriarch was quoted as saying that: “I am very happy with the results of the elections…

The Church today venerates the memory of Mammas the Martyr. St. Mammas hailed from the ancient Asia Minor province of Paphlagonia. He was born in prison, where his parents suffered for Christ’s sake and ended their lives. St. Mammas contested for Christ about the year 275. Today is also the feast day of John the…

MECC organized a crochet training for 19 women aged between 18 to 45 from Rural Damascus. The trainees learned the basic principles of crocheting and the way to use one needle to crochet squares and gather them to form different shapes, such as: table covers, bed covers, blankets, shawls and other cloths or crafts that…

  On Sunday the 30th of August, Saint Stephen’s Central Youth Committee S.A showcased the film of St Joseph the Hesychast at the community hall of the parish of Prophet Elias, Norwood. It was blessed evening with many Christ-centred conversations, laughter, and new faces. Following Saint Joseph’s example, the faithful were encouraged to persevere in…

  On Friday, August 28, Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)’s St. Matthew Passion oratorio premiered with great success at the August Traiana open concert venue in Stara Zagora in central Bulgaria. The music was performed by the choir and orchestra of the State Opera Theater of Stara Zagora, under the direction of His Eminence Metropolitan Cyprian of…

  Sunday’s elections were a breath of fresh air for the Orthodox faithful of Montenegro, with the opposition coalition taking a majority of seats for the first time in 30 years and wresting power from President Milo Đukanović’s Democratic Party of Socialists. While Đukanović and his government openly persecuted the canonical Serbian Orthodox Church in…

After Archbishop Elpidophoros, the head of the Patriarchate of Constantinople’s Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, offered a benediction during the Democratic National Convention last month, many began to wonder if he would also offer a prayer during the Republican National Convention, as his predecessor, Archbishop Demetrios, had appeared at both conventions in 2016. It was…

Metropolitan JOSEPH September 1, 2020 Beloved Faithful in Christ, Greetings and blessings to you and your loved ones in the Name of our Great God and Savior, Jesus Christ! As we begin a new ecclesiastical year, I write to offer my heartfelt and fervent prayers to our Lord, that He will bless us all abundantly…

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