During his recent visit to the parish of St. John the Baptist in Cairns for the 25th Anniversary of the parish and the official opening of the new offices of St. John’s Community Care, His Eminence, Archbishop Makarios bestowed the Gold Cross of St. Andrew on two of the parish’s foundational workers. Mr Chaz Giannoukas…

Karoulia is the most isolated area located at the southernmost shore of Mount Athos on a rocky and very steep site and belongs to Megisti Lavra monastery. It is underneath Katounakia on a near vertical cliff. Some huts can be considered either in Katounakia either in Karoulia area. The hermit monks have built their huts…

The Orthodox faithful now have a rare opportunity to see the place of the ascetic labors of one of the many great saints of the Kiev Caves Lavra. During the restoration work that is currently taking place in the Near Caves of the Holy Dormition-Kiev Caves Lavra, the place of asceticism of the 12th-century monk…

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, on Sunday declined to commemorate the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, in prayers during the Divine Liturgy at Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the first time that the Greek Primate’s name was omitted since the Holy Synod of the Autocephalous…

Criminals took the money and liturgical wine from the temple of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Last week, unknown persons robbed the Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos of the UOC in the village of Kut of the Glybokaya district, Chernivtsi region. This is the second robbery in recent years, reports the press service of the…

The Consecration will be live streamed:  Watch the Consecration and Hierarchical Divine Liturgy here​. Watch Great Vespers on youtube here​.​ Read all the Consecration details on St. Mary’s website. On November 3, 2019, St. Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church of Hunt Valley, Maryland will be consecrated, along with the St. George Chapel adjacent to the temple. His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph will preside…

During a memorial service marking the third anniversary of the repose of Archbishop Justinian Chira, the Bishop of Maramures and Satmar praised his predecessor as a model of wisdom and gentleness. ‘May his words full of wisdom and gentleness, his model of a good shepherd inspire us in our ministry and help us understand that…

The first ever International Symposium of Orthodox Women Chanters will take place at the end of November at the Thessalia Conference Centre of the Metropolis of Demetrias and Almyros in Volos, Greece. The Symposium agenda includes the presentation of academic papers on Byzantine music, workshops, concerts, church services and visits to local ecclesiastical monuments. The…

The Public Defender, Nino Lomjaria has commented on the recent developments around the Holy Synod. In her Facebook post, it becomes clear that the Ombudsman supports the Patriarch: “anyone who uses an accusation about sexual orientation or sexual life as a weapon, has sunk to the lowest level.” Nino Lomjaria writes that the ongoing processes…