A beautiful church in St. Petersburg that was converted into a warehouse and later destroyed by the godless communists could soon be rebuilt. The Fund to Support the Construction of Religious Buildings of the Russian Orthodox Church is aiming to rebuild the Church of Sts. Boris and Gleb that stood on the Sinopskaya Embankment…
With God’s grace, you will gain your true liberty: you will have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one. It is crucial in order to advance to be tankful to my ancestors…
Three masked suspects entered the residence of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, on Saturday evening before being detected by a housekeeper, according to the ethnic Greek newspaper “Anatoli”. The Ecumenical Patriarch was not in the residence at the time, as he was present at a social event. According to the…
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A procession, blessing ceremony and foundation laying was held in the Black Sea port city of Constanta for the construction of a Romanian Orthodox Cathedral dedicated to St. Dionysius Erhan, with the Archbishop of Tomis, His Eminence Theodosie, officiating. The Holy Synod of the Romanian Church officially canonized St. Dionysius in October 2018. St….
The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, on Tuesday received a delegation of Abbots and Abbesses of Stavropegic and Patriarchal monasteries and convents. The purpose of the visit to the Patriarchal residence was to convey best wishes to the Primate of the Russian Church on the occasion of 50-year anniversary since…
The Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, this week attended celebrations for the 55th anniversary of the establishment of the All Saints Orthodox parish and community in the Belmore suburb of Sydney. Prayers were also read out during the Divine Liturgy for rain to fall in southeast Australia, amid the ongoing destructive wildfires affecting…
The former Archbishop of Thyateira & Great Britain Gregorios reposed in the Lord on Wednesday, at the age of 91. Gregorios had stepped down from the Throne a few months ago due to health reasons. In a statement, the Archdiocese of Thyateira expressed its great sadness over the Archbishop’s passing, calling on the clergy…
Debate continued in Greece’s Parliament this week over articles eligible for constitutional revision, more than a week after the center-right government declined to include, in a relevant draft law, a provision re-instituting the offense of insult to religion in the country’s penal code. The decision generated negative reactions on the part of several Orthodox…