“If we do a little, it will be a lot!” On Sunday, June 14, 2020 the Metropolis of Boston hosted its first-ever Virtual Ministry Awards Recognition, honoring Clergy and Laity of our Communities. This year, due to COVID-19, the Metropolis of Boston Ministry Awards Dinner was hosted virtually. Help Us Feed 5,000 Partnering with our…

Construction on the Church of St. Joseph the Hesychast in Toliara, Madgascar was recently completed. The church is the first in honor of the great 20th-century saint, with the foundation laid soon after the announcement of his glorification. It will also serve as the church for the first male Orthodox monastery in Madagascar, reports Bishop…

A large fire broke out on Sunday night at the Byzantine Monastery of Panagia Varnakova in Fokida, ANT News reported. Twenty-six firefighters with eight vehicles evacuated the nuns to safety and managed to control the fire in the early hours of Monday morning. According to information from Npress, the monastery has completely burned down. The…

Geronda truly shone forth in the monastic and spiritual struggle, and he became a light to those in darkness. This is evident from the deep reverence people have for him. They invoke his prayers and receive great help. Geronda works many signs and miracles. Many people see him, are helped by him, and feel great…

Church bells toll again in the Rhopode village of Breze. There was no church in the village for nearly one century. Once, there were five churches and a monastery in the region, whose ruins can still be seen. Only the names of some localities such as Chorkvata and Chorkovina remained. The construction of a new…

A new cathedral outside Moscow dedicated to the Russian armed forces has been consecrated. The ceremony was attended by the country’s top military brass and soldiers wearing World War Two-era uniforms. The opening was originally planned for May 9, the 75th anniversary of Victory Day, but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The consecration…

The Berat Museum Center has just completed the restoration of the icon “St. Joan the Baptist” dating back to 1835, which is authored by Naum Çetiri. The news was announced by Minister of Culture, Elva Margariti, who emphasized that “after a month of intensive work, it is added to the iconographic exhibition in the” Onufri…

While the Montenegrin authorities began demolishing supposedly “illegal” structures of the Serbian Orthodox Church yesterday beginning with the monastics’ residence at the new St. Basil of Ostrog Monastery in Ulcinj, one backhoe driver took a stand and refused to participate in such a blasphemous act. Miroslav Koprivica was sent on a job by his construction…

Director of the Republic Institute for Protection of Cultural and Historical and Natural Heritage of Republika Srpska Mrs Jasna Milesevic with an entourage visited the Bishop of Pakrac-Slavonia on Thursday, June 11th this year, His Grace Bishop Jovan welcomed the representatives of the Institute in Jasenovac Monastery, which is experiencing spiritual and building rebirth. After…