Restoration work on the frescoes of the Holy Transfiguration Cathedral of the Mirozhsky Monastery in Pskov is set to resume this year. The cathedral is the oldest preserved building in Pskov and the surrounding area, and is the only church in Russia with well-preserved pre-Mongolian iconography. The last restoration work took place at the end…

As we have already frequently said, this—we mean despondency—is very often one of the branches of talkativeness, and its first child. Despondency is a slackness of soul, a weakening of the mind, neglect of asceticism, hatred of the vow made. It is the blessing of worldlings. It accuses God of being merciless and without love…

ST AUGUSTINE, Fla. – In an effort to maintain the traditions and customs of the first Greek settlers that arrived on the American continent, St. Photios National Shrine hosted its first-ever Vasilopita Cutting Celebration with a standing room only crowd of almost 100 people. The event, hosted by His Grace, Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos, Hierarchal…

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The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II, this week officiated at his 62nd mass baptism of infants, with the sacrament held at Tbilisi’s Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. According to an announcement by the Georgian Patriarchate, His Holiness and Beatitude personally served as the Godparent of 521 infants, with his God-children…

The Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, on Wednesday cited the importance of generosity and giving as an expression of spirituality, speaking during at an event at the Romanian Academy in Bucharest on the occasion of the National Culture Day. The Patriarch noted that “… among the most exceptional virtues that the Romanian people…

A new center offering support and care to young mothers addicted to alcohol or narcotics was opened by the Russian Orthodox Church in the southwestern Russian city of Voronezh. The center offers a one-year rehabilitation and detox program, overseen by psychologists and addiction specialists. The Church program is considered as unique in Russia, as it…

The Metropolitan of Patras, His Eminence Chrysostomos, has conveyed a letter of concern to relevant transport and infrastructure minister Constantinos Karamanlis, regarding what the Church hierarch calls the “…tragic condition that exists on the deadly Patras to Pyrgos provincial highway.” His Eminence’s intervention comes in the wake of yet another fatal traffic accident on the…

The Orthodox Academy of Crete was awarded a special distinction by the Athens-based Athanassios Botsis Journalism Promotion Foundation, during a ceremony on Wednesday evening. The foundation honored the Academy for its half-century of work in the defense of universal human rights and its cultural activities. The Botsis Foundation’s 36th annual awards ceremony was held in…