The Church today venerates the memory of Tychon the Wonderworker, Bishop of Amathus on Cyprus. A feature is posted today on the life, works and miracles of St. Tychon on the pages of the Diakonima.gr site.

The Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of New Jersey, His Eminence Evangelos, addressed this year’s graduates of Greek-language afternoon schools operated by the metropolis in the state, via teleconference, and at a “virtual graduation” ceremony. The ceremony was broadcast live by the metropolis’ internet channel. 

Tension continues to simmer in Montenegro over what the Orthodox Church in the small Adriatic country charges is systemic persecution against it and its clergy by the Montenegro state, just days before the trial of the Bishop of Niksic, His Eminence Ioannicus, and another eight Orthodox clergymen. After nearly three months, peaceful prayer rallies, litanies…

Official voices in Turkey continue to press for the reconversion of the iconic Hagia Sophia into a mosque, from its current status as the country’s most visited museum. Turkey’s high court is expected to rule on July 2 over yet another petition to convert what was eastern Christendom’s most important cathedral for nearly a millennium…

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis arrived in Israel on Tuesday morning for an official visit, heading up a Greek government delegation that includes six ministers and two deputies ministers. Mitsotakis will visit the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem in the afternoon, where he will be received by the Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Most…

Russia consecrated a massive new Orthodox cathedral dedicated to the country’s Armed Forces on Sunday. The grand ceremony featured Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov and other top officials. The cathedral drew controversy during the building stage for initial plans, which were…

George Mantzarides, Professor Emeritus of the Theological School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Saint Sophrony, from Essex, said that the greatest sin these days is that people have sunk into despair and no longer believe in the resurrection. In the pre-Christian era, and later in the world outside Christianity, there was widespread belief in…

  The Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America has produced an interview series entitled, “A Conversation on Racial Reconciliation,” with Archdeacon John Chryssavgis. This series, as well as an updated resource center, are in response to the events following the death of Mr. George Floyd. Episode 1:…