Do you fast? Then feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, visit the sick, do not forget the imprisoned, have pity on the tortured, comfort those who grieve and who weep, be merciful, humble, kind, calm, patient, sympathetic, forgiving, reverent, truthful and pious, so that God might accept your fasting and might plentifully grant…

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The Bishop of Gulu and eastern Uganda, His Grace Silvestros, over the weekend officiated at the baptism of 60 adults as new faithful of the Orthodox Church. The mass baptism was held in the Orthodox parish of St. Nektarios, in the Akoniabe district of the country.  

The Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church, His Holiness Irinej, on Wednesday officiated at a hierarchical service celebrating the Feast of the Entrance into the Temple of the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, at a Cathedral dedicated to the Theotokos, in the Senjak district of Belgrade. The Serbian Church celebrates the Feast Day based on the…

More than 15 million citizens in Russia have sent information about relatives that served in the armed forces during World War II, known in the country as the Great Patriotic War. The purpose is to include the names in the new Cathedral of the Armed Forces. Some three million rubles have already been used for…

The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, this week issued an encyclical for Friday’s Feast Day of St. Nicholas the Wonder-worker. Elpidophoros, in part, notes that ” …The name of St. Nicholas brings joy to people around the world as nearly a synonym for love and generosity. Even more does his name evoke reverence and…

An orthros and hierarchical Divine Liturgy was celebrated on Thursday for the reposed former Archbishop of Great Britain and Thyateira Gregorios, at the Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God, in the London district of Wood Green. A funeral service followed, before interment of the reposed Archbishop at the Hendon Cemetery. The Orthodoxia…

Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Antonis Diamataris on Thursday tendered his resignation, which was accepted by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. In a resignation letter, Diamataris, who held the Greek Diaspora and religious diplomacy portfolio, said that over the past few days he was the recipient of “…personal attacks aimed to disorient, with the purpose being to…

The Church today venerates the memory of Sabbas the Sanctified. St. Sabbas entered monastic life from childhood and was under the tutelage of the great mentor of monastics, Euthymius the Great. In October 2018, the Holy Relic of St. Sabbas was conveyed to a new reliquary, in the presence of the Patriarch of Jerusalem, His…