Metropolitan Joseph has appointed experienced church musician Mareena Boosamra Ball of Tucson, Arizona, as the new ​Chair of the Department of Sacred Music for the Antiochian Archdiocese. Mareena is Director of Choirs for the Rincon University High School Choral Department.​ In his letter of appointment, His Eminence wrote: “It is with great joy that I am appointing you as…

No matter what provokes it, anger blinds the soul’s eyes, preventing it from seeing the Sun of righteousness. Leaves, whether of gold or led, placed over the eyes obstruct the sight equally, for the value of the gold does not affect the blindness it produces. Similarly, anger, whether reasonable or unreasonable, obstructs our spiritual vision….

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The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, arrived in the Azerbaijan capital of Baku on Thursday, in order to attend the 2nd Baku Summit of World Religious Leaders. The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church was met at the city’s airport by the Archbishop of Baku and All Azerbaijan, His Eminence Alexander,…

Dozens of pilgrims in the Romanian Orthodox Church Metropolis of Maramures and Satmar, many dressed in traditional garb, walked more than 600 kilometers in order to participate in the Feast Day of St. John Chrysostom, held at Bucharest’s Cathedral of the Savior. The Bishop of Ploesti, His Grace Varlaam, greeted the faithful and spoke to…

The greater part of construction for the new St. Savva Orthodox Church in the Botswana capital of Gaborone is complete. The church is the second in Africa continent to be built by the Serbian Orthodox Church. The Patriarch of Serbia, HIs Holiness Irinej has personally blessed the church during his recent visit to Africa, where…

The new Metropolitan of Limnos and Aghios Efstratios, His Eminence Ierotheos, was enthroned on Thursday during a splendorous ceremony at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, in Limnos’ capital, and in the presence of Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos. The Ecumenical Patriarch was represented by the Metropolitan of Prikonissos, His Eminence…

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, this week concluded his tour of the Benelux countries, visiting the Metropolis of Belgium on Thursday, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary since its founding. After his busy itinerary in the Benelux countries, His All Holiness, often referred to in the international press as…

A last-minute decision by the Greek government not to include the offense of malicious blasphemy of religion in a revised penal code – which was ratified by a large majority of Parliament deputies on Wednesday evening – continued to generate negative reactions and dissatisfaction on the part of the Church. In a related development, debate…