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09.12.2019 | 18:34
Orthodox Church in Montenegro decries threats emanating from proposed legislation
The Orthodox Church in Montenegro continues to face what it calls threats by the government against its stature, dignity and even property. The Metropolis of Montenegro and the Littoral of the Serbian Orthodox Church has announced that on Dec. 21, after the Divine Liturgy, a protest rally will be organized in the city of Nikšić,…
09.12.2019 | 18:33
Last Holy Synod of Church of Greece session for 2019 this week
The last session of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece’s permanent Holy Synod for 2019 began this week in Athens, opening on Monday and continuing on Tuesday. The session comes during the twilight of a year that was particularly noteworthy for Church-state relations in Greece, as well as for relations between Orthodox Churches around the…
09.12.2019 | 17:29
His Beatitude Patriarch John X Receives the Greek ambassador to Lebanon
His Beatitude Patriarch John X Receives the Greek ambassador to Lebanon on a Farewell Visit Balamand, December 9, 2019 Patriarch John X, Patriarch of Antioch and the all the East of the Greek Orthodox Church, received the Greek Ambassador to Lebanon Franciscos Verros on a farewell visit to mark the end of his duties, at…
09.12.2019 | 16:11
Reposed Elder Ephraim of Arizona laid to rest on Wed. at St. Anthony’s Monastery
A funeral service will be held early Wednesday afternoon in southern Arizona, local time, for the Elder Ephraim of Arizona, who reposed in the Lord on Sunday morning. Fr. Ephraim was a hieromonk for seven decades and the co-founder of the St. Anthony’s Monastery in Florence, Arizona, relocating to the Sonora Desert to start a…
09.12.2019 | 11:02
Prayers before the miraculous icon of Axion Estin for the fires in Australia to cease
Prayers before the miraculous icon of Axion Estin for the fires in Australia to cease. This blessed icon is one of, if not, the most sacred icon on Mount Athos. Our monasteries and church at Mangrove Mountain are at great threat and the Nativity Church in Port Adelaide has had a major fire, it is…
09.12.2019 | 10:21
His Beatitude Neophyte celebrates his 34th episcopal consecration anniversary
His Beatitude Neophyte, the Patriarch of Bulgarian Orthodox Church, celebrates Sunday his 34th episcopal consecration anniversary. Patriarch Neophyte (Bulgarian: Патриарх Неофит, secular name Simeon Nikolov Dimitrov; born 15 October 1945, Sofia) is the current head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church from 24 February 2013. Prior to his election, he was the Metropolitan of Ruse. After…
09.12.2019 | 9:54
Elder Ephraim (Moraitis) of Philoteou, Arizona – Photo Journal with his life
Elder Archimandrite Ephraim (Ioannis Moraitis – June 24, 1927) was an archimandrite and former abbot of Philotheou Monastery on Mount Athos, spiritual guide of four monasteries on Mount Athos and of eight women’s convents in Greece, as well as the founder of 19 monasteries in the United States and Canada. He resided in Arizona at…
08.12.2019 | 16:17
Elder Ephraim of Arizona, a significant father of North American monasticism, passes away – (PHOTOS + VIDEO)
The Elder Ephraim of Arizona reposed in the Lord on Sunday morning and he has left behind a prolific spiritual legacy. The reposed Elder was a pioneer of Orthodox monasticism in North America, establishing several monasteries in remote areas, which subsequently flourished, in the worldly and spiritual sense. According to reports, Ephraim participated in Saturday’s…
08.12.2019 | 14:47
Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of all North America Joseph’s Letter for Choir and Chanter Appreciation Sunday
Beloved Brother Hierarchs, Reverend Clergy and Christ-loving Faithful of our Archdiocese: Greetings in the Name of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I pray you and your families are well as we progress in the Nativity Fast with anticipation of the birth of our Savior in the flesh. Just four days ago we celebrated the…
