Camp Agape. Two small words, yet they are full of power and love. For over 35 years, Camp Agape has been a signature ministry for the Metropolis of San Francisco Philoptochos, and not even the Coronavirus pandemic could stop the love that is shared unconditionally with these children who are battling cancer and their families….

His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Irinej officiated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the monastery of Rakovica on August 28, 2020, on the feast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God. The Patriarch was concelebrated by local clergy. The service was attended prayerfully by His Royal Highnesses Prince Filip Karadjordjevic and Princess Danica, State…

In his message at the beginning of the new church year, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew states that “respect for the environment is an act of doxology of God’s name, while the destruction of creation is an offense against the Creator, entirely irreconcilable with the basic tenets of Christian theology.” At the initiative of the Patriarchate of…

His Grace Bishop Nikodim of Dalmatia celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the Krupa monastery on 28 August 2020. On the occasion of the monastery dedicated to the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God lots of people gathered on this holy place. Following the Liturgy, the Bishop held a sermon. Source

His Eminence Metropolitan Hrizostom of Dabar-Bosnia celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the church of Sts. Basil of Ostrog and Peter of Cetinje at the Theological Seminary of Saint Peter of Dabar-Bosnia in Foca on 31 August 2020. The Hierarch was concelebrated by protopresbyter Aleksandar Vidakovic, protopriest Ljubomir Prijovic, acting rector of the Seminary; presbyters…

Thursday, September 3rd, is the last day of submissions for the the photo contest “Colours of Orthodoxy. Finland”. This year’s edition, as its name says, is dedicated to the diversity and beauty of Orthodoxy in Finland. The contest is organized by the Orthodox photo portal OrthPhoto.net in partnership with the Orthodox Church of Finland and the…

The Greek government on Monday evening issued a navigational telex, or navtex, from a regional station on the island of Crete, in response to an advisory issued earlier in the day by Turkey. Official Ankara extended its illegal seismic surveys in the eastern Mediterranean, part of an increasingly belligerent and jingoist stance by the country’s…

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, on Monday presided over a signing ceremony of the Patriarchal and Synodal Acts of inclusion of four new saints in the Orthodox Church’s liturgical calendar. The ceremony took place at Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George. The Chief Secretary of the Holy Synod read out the…

The permanent Holy Synod of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece convened today in its new composition, as Tuesday marks the beginning of its new synodical period. The sessions will end on Thursday. One of the primary issues that will be discussed will be the implementation of coronavirus-related measures in the churches. The 164th synodical…