The Church today venerates the memory of the Holy Martyr Callinicus of Cilicia, who endured numerous torments and achieved the crown of martyrdom for his faith in the north central Asia Minor city of Gangra. A feature is posted today on the pages of the diakonima.gr site.

The third part of a second online assembly from Mount Athos with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, and physicians and healthcare professions, has been posted today on the pages of the online magazine Pemptousia.      Watch Part 1 Watch Part 2

Orthodox bishops and hierarchs in Argentina met with the country foreign minister this week, where they reiterated their support for the beleaguered Orthodox Church in Montenegro – as the latter continues to oppose a controversial law threatening its assets and relics with confiscation, along with stepped up persecution by the Montenegro state.

The Archbishop of Podolski and primate of the diocese of Berlin and Germany of the Russian Orthodox Church, His Eminence Tikhon, officiated at a memorial service this week in Slovenia for the Russian servicemen who fell in World War I battles or were held as POWs in the southeast European country. The memorial service was…

Stinging from heightened international condemnation over his decision to convert the iconic Hagia Sophia into a mosque, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan this week used a ceremony for the reopening of the historic Panagia Sumela monastery to announce that “…this year, our Orthodox citizens will be able to hold a service on August 15 at…

The second part of a second online assembly from Mount Athos with the Elder Ephraim, and physicians and healthcare professions, has been posted on the pages of the online magazine Pemptousia.  

Emmy Award-winning actor and singer Jonathan Jackson spoke about his journey to Orthodoxy, and his various artistic works dedicated to the glory of God, including a new award-winning documentary dedicated to St. Joseph the Hesychast, in an interview with the Romanian Orthodox magazine Lumnea Credintei this week. As Jackson revealed, his journey to Orthodoxy began on…

The Church today venerates the memory of Irene, the Righteous Abbess of the Convent of Chrysovalantou of Constantinople in the 9th century. A feature is posted today on the life of St. Irene the Righteous on the pages of the diakonima.gr site.

The historic monastery of Panagia Sumela, near the Black Sea city of Trabzon, which for centuries served as the cradle of Pontian Hellenism, was finally reopened today to the public, after five years of restoration work. The reopening ceremony was held in the presence of the relevant Turkish culture and tourism minister, the latest spectacle…