The year that ends today witnessed several historic events for Christian Orthodoxy and Orthodox believers, with the foremost event being decisions, reactions and statements regarding the Tomos of Autocephaly for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which was granted by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. A day before the Epiphany, also known as the Feast of the…

The Church of Constantinople regrets the ingratitude of some bishops of the Serbian Church, however, it forgives them like a kind mother. The Patriarchate of Constantinople loves the Serbian Orthodox Church just like a mother loves her ungrateful children, the Patriarch of Bartholomew of Constantinople said in an interview with the Internet publication Kurir.rs. “The Ecumenical Patriarchate, like…

Cathoicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II hosted the family of Doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili, released from the illegal imprisonment of the occupational regime. Archbishop Iakob of Bodbe published the information about the meeting on his Facebook page. Georgian wrestlers were also present at the meeting. Georgian Doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili was released by…

On December 27, Montenegro’s legislature passed a controversial law on freedom of religion and the legal status of religious communities amid mass protests throughout the country   Encroachment on property of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro and causing people of faith to split are fraught with terrible ramifications, particularly international ones, the Russian Foreign…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America has joined with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the major faith leaders of New York State in condemning the recent attacks on the Jewish Community of New York, and in particular, the horrific attack at a Synagogue in the Hasidic town of Monsey, on Saturday, December 28. That…

The 28th Sunday after the Pentecost: Metropolitan Vladimir of Chisinau and Moldova conducted the celebration of the Divine Liturgy in the Metropolitan Cathedral in Chisinau. During the Liturgy, the arch-pastor and the concelebrating liturgical community glorified our Lord Jesus Christ and the saints celebrated on this day: Holy Forefathers, Prophet Aggaeus (5th c. B.C.), Venerable…

On this date 55 years ago, the prominent Bulgarian National Revival figure Sophronius of Vratsa (Sofroniy Vrachanski) was canonized as a saint by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. He is known for having made the first two hand-written copies of the first revival work of Bulgarian historiography – “Slavic-Bulgarian History” (Istoriya Slavyanobalgarskaya), completed in 1762 by…

On the Sunday after Nativity, His Grace Bishop Silvester of Gulu and Eastern Uganda, with the blessings of Metropolitan Jonah of Kampala, presided over Divine Liturgy at the Saint Nicholas Cathedral Namungoona. In his Sermon, he prayed for a peaceful and successful new year to the Metropolitan and all orthodox faithful of the metropolis of…

It is important to maintain peace in Montenegro and to calm tensions. I’m convinced that no one out there contemplates the idea to come over to take Ostrog   Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stated this today, adding that unity of the Serbs, wherever they live, is crucial. “I hope this is not anyone’s idea,” Vucic…