The 37th Annual Father Alexander Schmemann Lecture, slated to be held on the campus of Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary [SVOTS] on Thursday, January 30, 2020, will commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the autocephaly of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA). The event is one of many being planned by the Orthodox Church in America…

A draft bill was tabled in Greece Parliament over the weekend, as widely expected, removing the religious affiliation and citizenship fields from high school diplomas and other certificates bestowed by public schools in the country. The draft bill will be up for a vote in the coming days. The citizenship entry will also be scrapped…

NEW YORK – The Archons of the Order of St. Andrew held an inaugural meeting of the St. Andrew Ecumenical Patriarchal Fund, a new initiative to enhance and contribute to the financial independence of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in its worldwide mission and ministries. The meeting was held in the Conference Room of the…

  Someone which isn’t warmed by the love of others, will start a fire around him in order to warm himself. This is the irrationality of war in a society without God. That’s why our link with God is essential because it is the link with peace and love. Without God we are condemned to…

“I know that our people live in hardship, the life is full of troubles and pain, but I believe that despite many obstacles our nation will walk the path of Calvary with dignity, will be revived and happy,” His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia said in the letter of congratulations for…

The 20-year-old Greek sailor who was kidnapped by pirates in Togo for 40 days, Dimitris Giatis stated in a tv interview that his faith in God and constant prayers is what kept him alive during the ordeal. Giatis and three other crew members were kidnapped from a Greek-owned oil tanker ‘Elka Aristotle’ off the coast…

With great sadness, the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada became aware of the recent tragic event of the UIA 752 crash that took place on January 8, 2020 near Tehran, carrying 176 passengers out of which 63 were Canadian citizens from the provinces: British-Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia. Among the victims were…

Melbourne’s Greek Orthodox bishop has condemned the actions of three men who broke the rules to grab the coveted wooden cross during the Blessing of the Waters swim. Bishop Ezekiel of Dervis said he was very upset, and the act was disrespectful and uncivilised. The annual swim, the high point of the Theofania, or Epiphany…

The honorary Patriarch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), Filaret, has recalled his signature under a resolution by the Kyiv Patriarchate’s UOC local council, dated Dec. 15, 2018, to liquidate this church. “This resolution is invoked by Ukrainian Culture Ministry officials who have denied state registration to a resolution by the local council of the…