The Metropolitan of Dabar-Bosnia, His Eminence Hrizostom, on Tuesday received Greece’s new ambassador to Bosnia, Demetrios Papandreou, at the Metropolitanate’s headquarters in Sarajevo. The meeting, held in a particularly friendly atmosphere, revolved around issues of common interest. Amb. Papandreou had previously served as Greece’s consul general in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, which is…

The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, on Wednesday received UN Goodwill Ambassador and well-known Greek philanthropist Marianna Vardinoyannis at the Archdiocese in the Greek capital. Vardinoyannis is also the president of the honorary committee of the “Thermopylae-Salamis 2020” Anniversary framework, which will organize and promote events this year to honor of…

The Holy Monastery of Petru Vodă in Romania and the publishing house Athos this week unveiled an edition detailing the life, works and spiritual fortitude of reposed Elder Archimandrite Justin Părvu. Three book unveiling events will take place at the end of February, and will mark the first time that the life and works of…

The national council of the Church of Romania, chaired by the Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, convened this week to review the Church’s overall activities and initiatives from the previous year, as well as to hear proposals for 2020. In briefing the council’s members, the Romanian Patriarch said the Church recorded nearly 800…

The Russian Academy of Arts this week presented a significant project that connects the pilgrimage sites related to St. Seraphim of Sarov. The project was completed by graduates of Moscow’s architecture institute, and includes improvements at the Monastery of the Dormition in Sarov, and the Holy Trinity-St. Seraphim-Diveyevo Convent.

The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, and His Eminence Metropolitan Tikhon, met on Tuesday at the New York City headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, as part of an ongoing effort to strengthen the relationship between the Archdiocese and the Orthodox Church in America. As a result, the two Church hierarchs set…

Red Hand Day, or, the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, is observed today, Feb. 12. The observance aims draw attention to the problem of child soldiers: minors under the age of 18 who participate in military conflicts. The aim of Red Hand Day is to promote action to stop this vile practice,…

The Greek government’s intent to create a new and closed migrant/refugee “hotspot” on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos, one close to the Holy Monastery of the Archangels at the Mandamado site, has generated even more heated opposition by local residents. The news comes at the very moment when the now well-known Greek island, which…

CONSTANTINOPLE – A Memorial Service was held at the cemetery of the Monastery of the Mother of God of Baloukli in Constantinople where the relics of the last Dean of the Theological School of Halki, Metropolitan Maximos of Stavroupolis, were buried in the presence of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. The late Metropolitan Maximos…