The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church on Thursday announced that it would break holy communion with the Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, His Most Divine Beatitude Theodoros II — echoing similar decisions taken against the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece. The decisions were in reaction…

  Reactions continued in the wake of the ratification of a contentious bill considered by the Orthodox Church in the Adriatic country as infringing on religious freedom and threatening the Church’s stature and property. Hundreds of protestors took to the streets around the country to express their opposition, with local media reporting arrests. Moreover, 18…

  The Church today venerates the memory of Stephen, or Stephanos in Greek, Archdeacon & First Martyr. He was the first of seven deacons whom the Apostles established in Jerusalem to care for the poor, and to distribute alms to them. While disputing with the rabbis of Jerusalem concerning Jesus Christ, and wisely refuting their…

  Father Antonios Mutyaba is not your usual Greek priest. He is responsible for the education of hundreds of children in Uganda, through the four primary schools and one secondary school he has built. “Africa is suffering from illiteracy. Education can take Africa out of its misery,” he tells Greek Reporter in fluent Greek. Father…

  On one of the most important days of the Greek Orthodox calendar, Christmas Day, Bishop Emilianos was ordained at the Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady in Sydney, Australia. The newly ordained Bishop took the name of Emilianos, in honour of his spiritual father, the blessed Elder Aimilianos Simonopetritis. The Divine Liturgy was…

On Wednesday, December 12/25, 2019, the Patriarchate celebrated the commemoration of our Father among the Saints Spyridon, Bishop of Trimythous the wonderworker at the Holy Monastery dedicated to him, which is adjacent to the Old City of Jerusalem wall by Damascus Gate. Our Holy Father Spyridon is honoured by the Church as a married man…

Slander is a great evil. Just as the little rudder steers the whole ship wherever it wants, likewise the tongue leads a person either to good or to evil. The holy fathers greatly censure judging other people’s sins, faults, or evil habits. When we judge our brother, we condemn ourselves to a great sin. But…

  I’m going to tell you the mystery of the cat now: The cat can’t love us as much as we love it. Animals are not persons and can’t respond on the same level as our love. Of course, we must love creation as a gift of God, but not project our opinions and interpretations…

  The controversial draft law on Church property in Montenegro, which has provoked large-scale opposition from the Metropolis of Montenegro of the Serbian Orthodox Church over the past several months, continues to move ahead. Most recently, the bill was recognized by the Parliamentary Committee on Lawmaking as corresponding to the Montenegrin constitution and has been…