In this gracious and beautiful message, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros expresses his gratitude to the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, for the congratulations and good wishes we conveyed to His Eminence on the completion of his first year as Archbishop of America. His Eminence looks back with gratitude to…

World Council of Churches interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca met with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on 24 June 2020 at the Orthodox Center of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambésy, Geneva, to discuss preparations leading up to the WCC 11th Assembly, which will occur in 2022. They explored together how to strengthen relationships within…

Nearly 200 officials from the Chinese communist government recently descended upon the Sunzhuang Church in the country’s Henan province equipped with cranes, bulldozers, and other heavy machinery. After removing all loose property from the complex, officers from the Zhengzhou High-Tech District Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureau began seizing congregants who had gathered to protect their…

Romania’s Chamber of Deputies established on Wednesday the National Day of Awareness of Violence against Christians. It will be observed on August 16, when the Romanian Orthodox Church commemorates Prince Constantine Brâncoveanu, his sons and one of his advisers, Ianache, martyred by the Ottoman Turks. In observance of the National Day of Awareness of Violence against Christians,…

Press release of the Holy Synod of Bishops The Holy Synod of Bishops, at their session held on June 25, 2020, strongly condemned the continuation of the persecution of the Church by the Montenegrin authorities, manifested by the latest summoning of His Eminence Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro and the Littoral for an informative conversation at…

An online event was organised on Wednesday, 24 June 2020, by the EPP Working Group on Intercultural and Religious Dialogue, to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Churches, as well as the Churches’ social teachings in response to the current crisis. The panel included representatives of the three major Christian traditions in Europe – Catholic,…

By: If your ears welcome unjust words If your mouth speaks unjust words If your hands move to unjust actions If your body submits to unjust passions If the eye welcomes unjust sight If your mind welcomes unjust thoughts Your feet move towards unjust places Your hands inherit beyond their means And your lips greet…

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  The Church today venerates the memory of St. John of Gothia, the Crimean Gothic metropolitan bishop of Doros, who fiercely defended Orthodox doctrine in the eighth century. Friday is also the feast day of David, the Righteous of Thessaloniki. The life and works of these saints is featured today on the pages of the…