The Pskov-Caves Monastery in northwest Russia has inaugurated a new indoor gymnasium, which follows the opening of a model playground and outdoor sports courts for the area’s youth. The new venue features basketball courts, a shooting range, a gymnastics arena and ping pong tables.     

  The historic Cathedral of St. Athanasius at the Arbanasi site, in the Veliko Tarnovo municipality, has reopened after 70 years. The Cathedral was built in 1667, with many of the ecclesiastical frescoes adorning its walls attributed to a Greek hagiographer. Arbanasi is a traditional settlement with numerous monuments and medieval Orthodox chapels.

The Church today venerates the memory of Righteous Euthymius the Great. The saint, who hailed from Melitene in Armenia, was the son of pious parents Paul and Dionysia. He was born in roughly 377. As his mother was childless and considered barren, he was named Euthymius – which means “good cheer” or “joy” in Greek…

  On January 19, the holy feast of Theophany, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great and the rite of the great blessing of the waters at the Theophany Cathedral in Moscow. The Patriarch was concelebrated by a number of Russian hierarchs and clergy…

Archbishop Makarios was honoured by 1300 guests from all of Australia at the dinner celebrating his name day. Representing Patriarch Bartholomew was Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea. Other Hierarchs included Singapore, Hong Kong, Madagascar, Chicago, the Church of Antioch. Guests included the Governor of NSW Margaret Beazley, Senator Andrew Bragg and Hon. Anthony Albanese.    …

  Over the past couple of months, many worrying reports and claims regarding the case and fate of the two Archbishops Boulos Yaziji and Mor Gregorius Youhanna Ibrahim who were kidnapped on April 22, 2013 in the western countryside of Aleppo – Syria, went viral in media outlets. The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and…

On 17 January 2020, the cathedral choir of the Metropolis of Stara Zagora, Bulgarian Patriarchate, gave a performance at the Moscow House of Music as part of the 10th Moscow Christmas Festival of church music. It was conducted by Metropolitan Cyprian of Stara Zagora, Bulgarian Orthodox Church. The choir sang hymns of Bulgarian and Russian…

On Saturday, January 18, 2020, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas hosted a reception at Thyateira House in honour of His Excellency the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Greece, Mr Konstantinos Vlassis. thyateira.org.uk

Twenty five churches or Christian buildings attacked every day of the year: we see evidence of the truth of this in the news items we post every day here at ChristianPersecution.com. What we do not see is any concerted effort by government authorities or international human rights organizations to stop this persecution. There is no…