How lived his life and how reached holiness Saint Joseph the Hesychast? Read a fragment from one of his letters: When, by praying and asking for something from God, you reach despair, then the fulfillment of the request is near to you. Christ wants to heal some hidden passion from you, so He delays the…

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Talks between the Montenegro government with the Montenegrin Metropolis of the Serbian Orthodox Church and other dioceses of the Serbian Church in Montenegro, regarding a recently-passed and utterly controversial law, called “On Freedom of Religion and Belief and the Legal Status of Religious Communities,” took place today. The law gives the Montenegro state the right…

In Greece on Wednesday, a statement by the Holy Synod of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece reiterated that the Holy Communion cannot be the source of transmission of diseases, while stressing that debate in the country over the past few days, with some extreme voices even calling for a prohibition on the partaking of…

The fallout from the coronavirus outbreak continues to reverberate around the world. In terms of the upcoming commemoration of Holy Easter, the matter of whether, and to what extent, the Holy Light ritual in Jerusalem will take place this year, is still under discussion, due to measures imposed by both Israeli and Palestinian health officials….

The Church today venerates the memory of Theodora the Righteous, a 13th century saint whose Holy Relic is preserved at the Metropolis of Arta, in northwest Greece.

On Wednesday, March 11, 2020, the Holy and Great Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate issued the following communique: The Holy and Great Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, convened under the presidency of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, and among other issues, thoroughly deliberated upon the events of the COVID-19 (Corona) virus and with a feeling…

Sofia Metropolia led by the Bulgarian Patriarch has ordered measures to avoid the spread of coronavirus. It is ordered that all the temples of the Diocese of Sofia should remain open and services continued to be held. It is indicated that Holy Communion should not be refused for fear of contamination. “The sacred secrets cannot…

The Serbian Orthodox Church argued that a controversial law on religion which has sparked angry demonstrations should be suspended during negotiations with the government. Ahead of the start of talks between the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Montenegrin government on Wednesday, the church called on the authorities to halt the implementation of the law on…