Patriarch Daniel on Sunday offered his reflections on wealth and poverty as means through which we can proceed on the path to salvation. ‘Wealth and poverty are not a purpose in themselves. They are an opportunity for us to draw near or away from God and others.’ “Neither wealth nor poverty can bring us salvation,…

The first Romanian Orthodox monastery in Portugal was inaugurated last Sunday, Nov. 17, by four Romanian hierarchs in Aldeia de Santa Margarida (Idanha-a-Nova). The monastery is dedicated to the feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God. Headed by His Eminence Metropolitan Iosif of Western and Southern Europe, the assembly of bishops officiated the…

The nuns from Valea Bistriței Monastery are building a house for a needy family with seven children, ages 7 to 15. The monastery announced the project in August, noting that it was undertaken with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Irineu of Alba Iulia. The monastery asked for funds from any who wanted to help,…

  They also found that the eating of greens or pulse did not agree with everyone, and that not everyone could live on dry bread. One man, they said, could eat two pounds of dry bread and still be hungry, while another might eat a pound, or only six ounces, and be satisfied. As I…

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Debate continued for a second day in Greece’s Parliament over constitutional revision, with Church-state relations and the issue of a civil oath the focus of Tuesday’s session. Speaking before the plenum, the rapporteur for ruling New Democracy (ND), Costas Tzavaras, rejected proposals by the main opposition SYRIZA party concerning a separation of Church and state,…

  The initiative “Week for Life” will once again take place in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg. The initiative aims to sensitize public opinion over the issue of abortion, as well as to offer support to women and their families so that the former continue their pregnancy and raise their offspring. The initiative has the…

  The Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, was greeted this week at the St Euphemia Greek Orthodox College, in the Sydney suburb of Blackstone, by young student Iliana Tzanetakou, who played the Crete lyra and sang traditional Cretan songs for the Archbishop, who hails from the large Aegean island. Makarios met and talked with…

  The Archdiocese of Athens is set to establish an independent IT and digital applications service, with the relevant decision already published in the Greek government gazette. The service will represent the Archdiocese in international and Greek fora and in events focusing on IT and telecoms applications, as well as in dealings with both the…