In a new documentary project, Metropolitan Pavel talks about his path to God and the difficulties that arise for everyone who chooses a difficult path of ministry. A documentary film “On Guard of Faith” from the series “Faces of the Church”, telling about the abbot of the Holy Dormition Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, Metropolitan Pavel (Lebed) of…

Fr. Gennady Butko, a cleric of the Minsk Diocese of the Belarusian Orthodox Church, reposed in the Lord at the age of 57, after a serious illness caused by the coronavirus, the official site of the Belarusian Church reported yesterday. He leaves behind four children: Oksana, Valery, Anna, and Konstantin. Fr. Gennady was born in…

Two of the hundreds of icons stolen from churches and monasteries in Epirus between 2000-2010, have been put up for auction by a private gallery in Europe. “Apparently the vast majority of the area’s unique treasures have ended up abroad and are gradually being sold. This is not the first time that stolen icons have…

Holy Pascha this year was celebrated by the nuns of the Convent of St Mary Magdalene, Equal-to-the-Apostles, in the absence of pilgrims and regular worshipers, attended only by a few volunteers who had the good fortune of finding themselves in the monastery at the time. Archimandrite Roman (Krassovsky), Chief of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in…

A Russian Orthodox Church official has urged women not to reprimand their husbands during coronavirus lockdown in order to avoid domestic conflict — and to punish themselves if they do. Bishop Panteleimon’s remarks come three years after Russia scrapped criminal punishments for first-time domestic abuse offenses and as the coronavirus pandemic has stalled efforts to…

The Sacred Memory of the Holy Glorious Apostle and Evangelist St Mark, the founder of the Second Throne Patriarchate was commemorated with solemnity on Saturday 25th April 2020 at the Ancient Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa. After the martyrdom of his companion, the Apostle Barnabas in Salamis, Cyprus, St. Mark, went to the God-walked…

With religious devotion and behind closed doors, the memory of the Holy glorious Great Martyr St George the Trophy Bearer was celebrated again this year, on April 23, at the Patriarchal Monastery of Old Cairo which bears his name. His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, officiated at the Great…

His Beatitude the Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III was interviewed by the World Council of Churches (WCC) director of communication Marianne Ejdersten. The interview follows below. National, religious and ethnic borders are of no relevance to the COVID-19 virus.  As we watch its effect on the entire world, we are reminded of the interconnectedness of the…

Amid the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic, the team of Our Lady Dispensary (OLD), which is affiliated to the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) and located in Sabtiyeh – Lebanon, helped 400 deprived Lebanese, Syrian and Iraqi families protect themselves against COVID-19. The team distributed hygiene kits to those families in addition to flyers…