With the blessing of His Beatitude Patriarch John X, the feast day of Saint John of Damascus, patron saint of the Institute of Theology at the University of Balamand and of the martyr Saint Barbara was celebrated with a Divine Liturgy at the Monastery of Our Lady of Balamand on Wednesday December 4, 2019, in…

On Sunday, December 1rst, 2019, the second year students at the St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology – Balamand held an educational event in the parish of St. Phocas in Kaftoun for the sons and daughters of the SOS village – Kfarhay, Batroun. This activity is part of the pastoral program at the Theological…

His Beatitude Patriarch John X, presided the vigil in honor of Saints Barbara and John of Damascus at the Church of St. John of Damascus, next to the Patriarchate, with the participation of the Patriarchal Vicar His Grace Bishop Ephraim Malouli and the presence of His Grace Bishop Luka El-Khoury. A group of priests and…

Pro Vita Iași, pro life department of Iași Archdiocese, is running a large-scale food drive for two weeks this month to benefit large families this winter season. The program, “Joy in the Family-Pizza for Good Deeds” runs from December 2 to 17 and aims to mobilize 10,000 students from 55 educational institutions in Moldova to…

Do you fast? Then feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, visit the sick, do not forget the imprisoned, have pity on the tortured, comfort those who grieve and who weep, be merciful, humble, kind, calm, patient, sympathetic, forgiving, reverent, truthful and pious, so that God might accept your fasting and might plentifully grant…

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The Bishop of Gulu and eastern Uganda, His Grace Silvestros, over the weekend officiated at the baptism of 60 adults as new faithful of the Orthodox Church. The mass baptism was held in the Orthodox parish of St. Nektarios, in the Akoniabe district of the country.  

The Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church, His Holiness Irinej, on Wednesday officiated at a hierarchical service celebrating the Feast of the Entrance into the Temple of the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, at a Cathedral dedicated to the Theotokos, in the Senjak district of Belgrade. The Serbian Church celebrates the Feast Day based on the…

More than 15 million citizens in Russia have sent information about relatives that served in the armed forces during World War II, known in the country as the Great Patriotic War. The purpose is to include the names in the new Cathedral of the Armed Forces. Some three million rubles have already been used for…