Whit Monday, the Patron Saint-day of the church of the Holy Trinity of the Representation of the Moscow Patriarchate in Belgrade, was celebrated with the solemn Patriarchal Liturgy. His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, officiated the Holy Liturgy with concelebration of archpriest Vitaly Tarasyev, principal of the church of Holy Trinity, and priests of the Archbishopric…

Οn Friday, 12th June 2020, the feast day of SS Onuphrius the Egyptian and Peter the Athonite, H.E Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain will preside at Matins and celebrate the Divine Liturgy at the Archdiocesan Chapel on the first anniversary of His election to the throne of this historic Archdiocese. Due to the…

ATHENS — President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou met the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos on Wednesday, praising the contribution of the Church in dealing with the pandemic, as well as the fact that it has always assisted the state, whenever the country or its citizens have need of it. Sakellaropoulou pointed…

The State Agency for Religious Affairs of Georgia held a special event recently, presenting the first-ever publication of a book from the Old Testament in Georgian Braille. The presentation of the Book of Genesis was attended by leaders of religious organizations in Georgian and representatives of the Georgian Union of the Blind, who were gifted…

The Montenegrin government’s war against the Orthodox Church, and against the beloved St. Basil of Ostrog himself, in the words of His Grace Bishop Joanikije of Budimlja and Nikšić, escalated this morning with a sudden act of demolition at the new Monastery of St. Basil near the southern coastal town of Ulcinj. “This morning, they…

Yesterday a statue of the last Emperor of the Byzantine Empire, often called the Eastern Roman Empire, was unveiled in Athens. In the square of the Holy Metropolis Church of Piraeus (Athens), a statue of Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos, was unveiled. Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos is not only remembered for being the last Byzantine Emperor…

  Webinar in Honor of the Feast Day of St. Augustine of Hippo Featuring Dr. George Demacopoulos Augustine and the Orthodox: “The West” in the East Monday, June 15, 2020 7 – 8 PM (EST) The St. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine, located in Saint Augustine, Florida is delighted to present its inaugural webinar, a…

  The life and works of St. Nektarios of Aegina was featured on the prime time newscast of the Athens-based television station Star, on the occasion of the beginning of filming in the country of a US-Greek production on the saint, with Greek and international film actors cast. Filming will continue over the summer. The…

  The Russian Orthodox Church this week called on the faithful in the country not to be hasty in scheduling visits abroad to visit pilgrimage sites, despite an easing of coronavirus restrictions on travel.