Citizens of the small Adriatic country of Montenegro head to the polls next Sunday for a general election, during a period plagued by the pandemic as well as the current Montenegro government’s systematic persecution against the Orthodox Church in that country, where Orthodoxy is the predominate and oldest faith in the land. In a…

Members of the permanent Holy Synod of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece will convene on Tuesday and Wednesday, the last session of the 163rd synodical period. The new ecclesiastical year begins on Sept. 1. This week’s session comes amid a crucial period for the Church of Greece, given the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, as well…

The Spanish daily El País has recently published a story about the Romanian port of Sulina, at the mouth of River Danube. The article names the city “The Kilometre Zero of a river which tells the story of Europe” and quotes the priest from the local Orthodox cathedral, the easternmost church in Romania. The story…

On Wednesday, July 22, the first parish church in the world dedicated to the newly-glorified St. Joseph the Hesychast was consecrated in Tbilisi, Georgia. The church is located within the complex of the Church of the Exaltation of the Precious Cross in the Saburalo section of the Georgian capital. The Liturgy and consecration were celebrated…

Minsk, August 24, Interfax – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has warned clergymen against meddling in domestic politics. “I am surprised by the position of our religious denominations. My dear clergy, settle down and do your job. People are supposed to go churches to pray. Churches are not for politics,” Lukashenko said at a rally in…

Moscow, August 21, Interfax – The Belarusian Orthodox Church called on the clergy to refrain from participating in political life and urged its flock not to follow provocations amid the events taking place in the country. “We are again reminding the clergymen about the promise they gave before God not to participate in the political…

The Russian Orthodox Church’s Synodal Department for Church Charity and Social Service has transferred $5,385 (400,000 rubles) to the Social Department of the Bishkek Diocese in Kyrgyzstan for food aid to those in need. The funds were collected via the departmental Miloserdie.ru website, and were used to purchase 5 tons of food. 500 500 packages…

With the blessings of His Grace Bishop Silvester Kisitu, delegates from the Diocese attended a conference on Education ( plan for the re – opening of schools within Covid 19 circumstances ) organised by Uganda Joint Christian Council from 18th Aug up to 20 Aug 2020 at Jevin Hotel Lubaga Kampala .The delegates shared variuos…

  Chora Monastery conversion I was deeply saddened to learn of the decision of the Turkish authorities to convert the historic Chora Monastery in Constantinople into an Islamic mosque. It is a decision that intensifies our frustration and concern, given the recent desecration of the Church of Hagia Sophia, which is the universal symbol of…