The Romanian Patriarchate has announced that the amount of aid offered by the Church to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic exceeded 470,000 Euros (2,278,396 Lei) in the week of April 20-27. That brings the total aid offered by dioceses since the beginning of the health crisis to 3,080,015 Euros (14,876,474 Lei). The full text…

Lord, I heard Your celebrant today praying for our brothers and sisters ‘who are absent for good reason’. And they stuck in my mind. I want to find them, to discover them and then send up fervent supplications for them. Who are they, Lord? Who are they who are far away from Your house at…

A LETTER OF APPRECIATION REGARDING YOUR RESPONSE TO OUR SUMMONS TO PRAYER Μost beloved Clergy, Monastics and Faithful of our God-protected Eastern American Diocesan Family, CHRIST IS RISEN! Kindy permit me to thank each and every one of you for the bountiful response to my earnest request for the names of your loved ones, both…

Registration open for New York-based event Plans for the 2020 Pan-Orthodox Music Symposium have been reconfigured to a global online format on Thursday, June 11 through Saturday, June 13, 2020. The event, cohosted by St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVS) and the International Society for Orthodox Church Music (ISOCM) will explore the theme of “Music…

Prayer and hope were the main topics on which Patriarch Daniel’s sermon focused on Bright Friday when the Orthodox Church marks the feast day of the Life-Giving Spring of the Theotokos. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said that especially now when the world experiences a sad and difficult period due to the coronavirus pandemic, we need…

Having a hard time staying connected with God? Join us to discuss practical ideas on how to stay connected with Christ. We are pleased to announce our next myOCN Community Online Gathering this coming Thursday, April 30th, at 4:00 pm EST with special guest Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis. Fr. Christopher Metropulos, our Executive Director, will be…

The Metropolitan of Corfu and the Paxous Islands, His Eminence Nektarios, spoke with the Orthodoxia News Agency and journalist Maria Giachnaki this week. His Eminence cited his disappointment with the strict restrictions imposed on the Church over the recent period due to the pandemic, while also citing his recent ordeal, after authorities on the Ionian…

The Metropolitan of Trikkis and Stagon, His Eminence Chrysostomos, on Monday afternoon, amid the joyous ringing of church bells, welcomed the Holy Flame at the Sts. Constantine and Helen Cathedral in the city of Trikala.    

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, this week issued an encyclical, reminding hierarchs, clerics and monks in the vast country of the strict guidelines in place to prevent exposure to the Covid-19 virus. The Russian Patriarch warned that penalties would be imposed when non-compliance was ascertained.