Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Irinej, met this week with members of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, during his visit to Washington D.C. Patriarch Irinej was greeted by the Commission’s chairwoman, who expressed her joy over the visit of Serbian Orthodox Church Primate and his delegation. His Holiness outlined the position of…

  The Orthodox Church in the Romania this month unveiled its “March for Life” campaign for parents and children. Held under the blessing of the Romanian Orthodox Church, campaign events include social actions, art exhibitions and seminars, all aimed at emphasizing the value of the family. Specific initiatives are planned to highlight issues dealing with…

The Orthodox Church of St. Catherine in the Uganda town of Vuba hosted a three-day event this week, organized by the Association of Orthodox Church Mothers, whereby trained professionals spoke on the issue of crop cultivation, safe food production and storage. The Association represents 60 Orthodox parishes in the country.

A new Orthodox chapel will soon adorn the Antarctic landscape. There are already at least two Orthodox chapels and one church on the southernmost continent, and on February 26, His Eminence Archbishop Kallistrat of Gorno-Altai and Chemal of the Russian Orthodox Church consecrated the site for the future construction of a chapel in honor of…

In his Sunday sermon, His Holiness Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia urged the faithful not to be afraid of the coronavirus and not to lose heart, because man can defeat the disease. In fact, His Holiness was granted a vision about it, as he revealed in his sermon, reports Sputnik-Georgia. The revered Patriarch said that…

Senator Samuel Brownback, Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, with his associates, received His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, at the State Department on 3 March 2020. The meeting of the two delegations began at 3pm local time. Since Mr. Brownback was received last year by His Holiness Patriarch at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade,…

His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch celebrates the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in St Simeon Serbian church in North Miami on Sunday, 1 March 2020. The Patriarch was concelebrated by Their Graces Bishops Jovan of Sumadija and Irinej of East America, dean of the church protopresbyter-staurophor Milan Krstic and protodeacons Damjan Bozic and Milos Zdralic. Following the…

  His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch talked with representatives of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom on 3 March 2020. His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch was welcomed by Mrs. Gayle Manchin, Chair of the Commission on International Religious Freedom, with her associates, Mrs. Elizabeth Cassidy, Mrs. Keely Bakken and Mrs. Kirsten Lavery. Mrs….

  His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, arrived to Washington, the capital of the United States of America on 2 March 2020. His Holiness Patriarch, whose delegation consists of Bishop Irinej of East America, Bishop Jovan of Sumadia and protodeacon Damjan Bozic, was welcomed by priest Vasilije Vranic and Mr. Milan Visnjic, president of the Church…