Unique in its architecture and preservation, a Christian crypt of the late Byzantine period with the remains of a dozen people was discovered by archaeologists in a temple complex on Mount Kilsa-Burun in the Yalta region in Crimea. The excavation coordinator, researcher at the Institute of Crimean Archeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Natalia…

Repairs of Apostolos Andreas monastery in the breakaway north from recent damage caused by a lightning strike will start soon, according to Greek Cypriot Chairman of the Cultural Heritage Technical Committee Takis Hadjidemetriou. He also told CNA that the damage’s extent was limited and that it can easily be repaired. After the lightning struck the…

A top official in the Russian Orthodox Church has recommended the state produce films and serials about “healthy family life” to help boost birthrates. Metropolitan Ilarion told Russian state television that the population could be enhanced by changing people’s conception of family life through films and serials rather than by raising social benefits. “I think…

Washington, D.C. – The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America sent a delegation to the annual March for Life in the nation’s capital on Friday, January 24, 2020. The event marks the 47th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion. Bishop Apostolos of Medeia led…

The way of Salvation BY HIS EMINENCE ARCHBISHOP SERAPHIM OF HOLY ARCHBISHOPRIC OF ZIMBABWE The Gospel extract from the Gospel of the Evangelist Luke (19,1-10) refers to the sincere repentance of man as a means of driving himself, with the Grace of God, to his salvation through Christ. Τhe special reference of the Evangelist Luke,…

On Friday, January 11/24, 2020, the Patriarchate celebrated the feast of our Holy Father Theodosios the Cenobiarch at the Monastery founded by him and bearing his name, in the desert of Judea, between Beit Sahour and St. Savvas’ Lavra. In the memory and history of the Church St. Theodosios the Cenobiarch is the one who…

Holy Liturgy co-celebrated by His Eminence Metropolitan Jonah and His Grace Bishop Silvester of Gulu at St. Nicholas Cathedral Namungoona after which, a special thanksgiving service was held in celebration of the educational achievement of Bachelors Degrees of Makerere University in different educational fields attained by our very own Orthodox Christians; Namiiro Despinah, Namugga Proscovia,…

A new stamp was introduced into circulation yesterday, January 21, featuring the St. Nicholas Church of Popăuți Monastery, built by St. Stephen the Great in 1496. The stamp is part of a series dedicated to various Romanian cities, with the latest stamps honoring the northern city of Botosani. The stamp was issued by Romfilatelia, which, “For…

His Grace Bishop Irinej of Backa celebrated his patron saint on 20 January 2020, on Saint John’s Day. Bishop Irinej of Backa officiated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy with the concelebration of Their Graces Bishops Pahomije of Vranje, David of Krusevac, Arsenije of Nis, Heruvim of Osek-Polje and Baranja and Isihije of Mohacs; Archimandrites Jovan (Radosavljevic)…