August 27 marks the celebration of St. Fanourios. The martyr is known for helping the faithful find lost items, whether they be physical objects, or metaphorical ones, such as hope. In honor of St. Fanourios, Greek women typically bake a Fanouropita, or Saint Fanourios Pie, in hopes of find something they have lost. Single women…

To the Clergy of the Metropolis of Atlanta, our 2020 Archangel Michael Honorees, the Parish Council Presidents, Philoptochos Presidents, our beloved Youth: My beloved children in the Lord, I greet you with love and joy in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! As we prepare for the coming Ecclesiastical New Year, I…

At the beginning of the summer, the Finnish Parliament adopted its fourth supplementary budget for 2020, including resources to support parish diaconal services in emergency situations and in this period of recovery from the coronavirus epidemic. On August 5, the Finnish Orthodox Church appealed to the Ministry of Education and Culture with a presentation of…

In our seventh episode of Truth Seekers, Maria is back! She and His Grace Bishop Emilianos of Meloa explore the question, ‘How can we learn more about Christianity in an accessible way without doing a theological degree to understand our faith?’ Here’s what they chat about: ☆ Resources and ways to explore your faith. ☆…

GWC Community Services, the social welfare arm of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, is offering a free meal service to individuals and families who are in need and experiencing difficulties. ACTS OF LOVEGWC Community Services, the social welfare arm of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, is offering a free meal service to individuals and families who are…

Minsk, August 27, Interfax – Metropolitan of Minsk and Mogilyov and President of the Catholic Episcopal Conference of Belarus Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz has described the actions of officers of security services on the premises of the Church of Saints Simon and Helena in Minsk on Wednesday evening as “inappropriate and unlawful” and demanded an investigation….

Moscow, August 26, Interfax – Archpriest Dimitry Smirnov, who is famous his statement that spark public outcry, has left the post of chairman of the patriarch’s commission for family affairs and protection of maternity and childhood. According to final documents of the Synod that made the decision on Tuesday, Archpriest Dimitry asked to be relieved…

The Center for Orthodox Studies published an article signed by George Alexander, one of the founders of the Orthodoxy Cognate Page Society, which presents the mission of the Romanian Orthodox Church during the patriarchate of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. The article entitled The Resurgence of the Romanian Orthodox Church – Personal reflections presents a brief…

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