Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church in Jackson, California, celebrated the feast day of its patron saint for the 125th time. The church was full with faithful, who were blessed by visit and service of the diocesan deacon Vladan Radovanović and his family. The Rice family were the Kumovi of this year’s celebration and prepared a…

The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia received the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Georgia, Kelly Degnan. The Georgian Patriarchate reports that the meeting focused on the friendly relations between the United States and Georgia and the challenges the country is currently facing. At the meeting, the Patriarch emphasized…

Bishop Ioann of Pakrac and Slavonia has given an interview to the Republic of Srpska television on the latest events in Montenegro. After dealing in detail with the close historic relationship of the modern Montenegro state ideology with Ustashism, the hierarch criticised the policy of today’s Montenegro authorities and a discriminatory law they have adopted…

This previous Australia Day, a long-serving member of the Archdiocese, Mr. Naim Melhem, was honoured as recipient of the Order of Australia Medal (OAM); for service to the community through a range of roles within the Archdiocese and in his general local, Victorian, and Australian communities. In the Australian honours system, the Order of Australia…

The Albanian President, Ilir Meta visited on Saturday two new premises in the Orthodox Cathedral ‘Resurrection of Christ’ in Tirana, the baptismal hall and that of the youth education and socialization. According to him, educating the younger generation with the sacred teachings of peace, love, and life, not only touch the hearts and minds of…

On Saturday, Feb 1, 2020, President of the Republic, Ilir Meta, visited the Synodical Center of the Orthodox Cathedral “Resurrection of Christ” in Tirana, where together with a large number of Orthodox clergy and believers, participated in a blood donation session initiative, initiated in cooperation with the “Alliance for Blood Donation.” Initially, President Meta expressed…

As enticing as is the temptation of a sinful life, it ultimately leads to the disgust of sin, and then we seek the true path which we find in faith.   Sinful Civilization However, Saint Anthony the Great said that there will come a time when people will go crazy and, if they see someone…

A Meeting with His Eminence Metropolitan Saba, Metropolitan of Bosra, Horan and Jebel El-Arab The family of the St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology at the University of Balamand had a meeting with His Eminence the Right Reverend Metropolitan Saba, on February 4, 2020. His Eminence addressed many topics that challenge today’s youth, stressing…

With the grace of God, the feastday of the Three Hierarchs and the celebrations of Greek Orthodox education, along with the celebration of the Meeting of the Lord in the Temple (Ypapanti) was celebrated once again in British Columbia. As every year, these celebrations were attended by His Eminence Archbishop Sotirios of Canada. On January…