His Eminence Archbishop Sotirios of Canada has released his Encyclical for New Year’s 2020. Read the full text below: NEW YEAR’S DAY 2020 Reverend Fathers, Honourable Presidents and Esteemed Μembers of our Community Councils Philoptochos Societies, Teachers, Students and Youth of our Communities, and to all the Plenitude of our Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of…
On the occasion of Nativity and the New Year, His Beatitude Patriarch John X, made a call today to Lebanese President Michel Aoun to extend his greetings for the seasons, wishing him success in his endeavors to rescue Lebanon from its crisis. The Patriarch gave his wishes for the Lebanese people that the New Year…
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America has released his Encyclical for the feast of Saint Basil and the New Year. Read the full text below: Protocol No. 01/20 January 1, 2020 Feast of Saint Basil and New Year If there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these…
On the eighth day after His Nativity, our Lord Jesus Christ was circumcised, in accordance with Old Testament Law. All male infants underwent circumcision as a sign of God’s Covenant with the holy Forefather Abraham and his descendants. The Fathers of the Church explain that the Lord, the Creator of the Law, underwent circumcision in…
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The Metropolitan of Halkida, His Eminence Chrysostomos, declared the Sunday after Christmas as a day devoted to the children of his Metropolis, echoing an initiative by the Holy Synod of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece to dedicate a day to the unborn child. After Sunday’s Divine Liturgy, Chrysostomos hosted a dinner for staff members…
In his exclusive interview to the Orthodoxia News Agency this month, the Archbishop of Tirana and All Albania, His Beatitude Anastasios, movingly recounts his first days on the throne of the revived Orthodox Church in the country. He noted that “…I was alone in a hostile environment, on an unstable footing amid a difficult and…
The Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, on Sunday referred to the significance of monasticism and the ancient land of Egypt, in a sermon. “Egypt served as a sanctuary for the baby Jesus. Through His presence in Egypt, Christ transformed curse into blessing, inviting all peoples to salvation… Egypt over the next centuries became…
The Serbian Patriarchate’s Episcopal council in Montenegro, over the weekend, issued a stern announcement citing the reasons for an urgent resolution of problems and an end to what it condemned as “administrative violence” on the part of institutions of Montenegrin state. The announcement comes after last week’s ratification of a controversial law in the Adriatic country…