The Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, His Beatitude John X, this week met with members of the Lebanese Cabinet who are members of the Orthodox Church. Talks revolved around the economic crisis in the Mideast country, while the ministers expressed their confidence in the historic role of the Patriarchate of Antioch and All…

Global concerns over a massive outbreak of the coronavirus have brought much of southern Europe to a standstill, after the virus spread from south-central China. Outdoor activities in several parts of the Middle East have also been drastically affected. Amid this public health crisis, the world’s Orthodox Churches have coalesced around a common principle, namely,…

The Church today venerates the memory of Gregory Dialogos, Bishop of Rome. St. Gregory was born in Rome to noble and wealthy parents in roughly 540. He was elected Pope in 590. He is renowned especially for his writings and great alms-giving, and also because, at his initiative, missionary work began among the Anglo-Saxon people….

Threat of being deprived of Liturgy and Communion is more dangerous than coronavirus, Archimandrite Philipp (Ryabykh), representative of the Moscow Patriarchate to the European International institutions, believes. “On the one hand, it is frightening to be infected with the dreadful virus that may be lethal, this fear is great and it makes many people think…

The Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church urges to strictly observe measures on preventing coronavirus. “The Holy Synod considers important consistent and scrupulous observance of sanitary and hygiene measures of preventive character in parishes and monasteries, especially in the regions with officially hard epidemiological situation, including extensive use of sanitary liquids for disinfecting icon frames,…

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On Monday, March 9, 2020, following approval of the Mother Church of Constantinople last November after the request of the Holy Eparchial Synod, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and Exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, announced the creation of the Vicariate for the Orthodox Christian Communities of Slavic Tradition….

Saint Augustine, FL – The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America will host its first-ever conference for the organization of outreach ministry to Spanish-speaking persons with a conference at Saint Photios National Shrine in St. Augustine, Florida, this April 28-30. The conference is part of an initiative spearheaded by Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos, the Shrine’s Hierarchal…

His Beatitude the Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East John received their excellencies the Ministers Mrs. Zeina Akar (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense), Mr. Raymond Ghajar (Energy and Water) and Mr. Michel Najjar (Public Works and Transport) at the Patriarchal Residence in Balamand. The meeting involved the current situation and…