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15.12.2019 | 15:40
His Beatitude Onuphry pays homage to liquidators of Chernobyl catastrophe
Officials, liquidators of the Chernobyl catastrophe and relatives of the deceased heroes took part in the ceremony of commemorating the soldiers and heroes of Chernobyl. On December 14, 2019, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kiev and All Ukraine, Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, attended the ceremony of laying flowers at the memorial “To the…
15.12.2019 | 15:35
Atheist Group bullies school into dropping Nativity scene from 3rd Grade Christmas Special
What’s the Christmas season without a few breathless complaints issued by the Freedom From Religion Foundation? A public elementary school in Oklahoma has reportedly removed a live Nativity scene from it’s annual Christmas show after one person notified FFRF, who then sent a threatening letter from an attorney warning the school they might be sued if they…
15.12.2019 | 14:19
A visit to Tbilisi Ilia the Righteous Gymnasium
On the 12th of December, Thursday, the representatives of Tbilisi Theological Academy and Seminary: Archpriest Iakob Chichilidze (the Department of Ecclesiastical Law) and Mr. Tsotne Chkheidze (the Public Relations Office) visited Tbilisi Ilia the Righteous Gymnasium. They met with the students of the 10th, 11th and 12th grades and spoke to them about the mission…
15.12.2019 | 13:52
Don’t let yourself be crooked by your phones or tablets, Bishop Macarie urges
Warning the believers at Stavanger, Norway, about the addiction to new technologies, His Grace Bishop Macarie of Northern Europe said that we should not let ourselves to be crooked by our phones and tablets. “Don’t let yourself be crooked by your phones or tablets. Lift your gaze from the screen, from this virtual sky that…
15.12.2019 | 13:45
165,000 visitors expected in Israel for Christmas
Israel’s Tourism Ministry is ready to welcome en estimated 165,000 faithful who are expected to arrive in Israel for the Christmas holiday. Starting at 2 PM on Christmas Eve, December 24, through 2:00 PM on Christmas Day, the Tourism Ministry will offer free roundtrip shuttle transportation, helping pilgrims who travel between Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Buses…
15.12.2019 | 12:54
Encyclical for the Nativity of Christ 2019 by His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden
His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden has released his Encyclical for the Nativity of Christ. Read the full text below: Reverend Fathers, Your Excellencies, Honorable government officials and civic leaders, Dearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Included among the many symbolic elements found within the historical framework of Christ’s Nativity is the star…
15.12.2019 | 11:26
His Eminence Archbishop Sotirios of Canada issues Christmas Encyclical
His Eminence Archbishop Sotirios of Canada has released his Christmas Encyclical. You can read the full text below: Darkness covers once more cities and towns while our souls wait and our anguish abounds. Lies and bitter hatred have poisoned us all the tragically spilled blood of countless dead. Come dear Christ to us who patiently…
15.12.2019 | 10:27
Skete of the Announciation (Bogoroditsa)
The skete Bogoroditsa belongs to the Holy Monastery of Saint Panteleimon. It is situated in a forested area, between the monasteries of Vatopedi and Pantokrator. It lies on the site of the preexisting monastery of Xylourgos. Xylourgos (meaning Carpenter) had been a fully, independent Russian community known from as early as 1020. The majority of…
14.12.2019 | 15:07
Mt. Pritchard’s Arabic School graduation
In January of this year and with blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Basilios Kodseie of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines, the parish registered as a community language school with the Department of Education. On Monday 9 December, the Arabic School of Saint Mary’s Antiochian Orthodox Church of the Dormition…
