His Beatitude Patriarch John X received His Eminence Christophoros, the Metropolitan of Amman delegated by His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilus III, on December 28, 2019 at the Patriarchate in Damascus. His Eminence Theophilus delivered a message regarding a meeting in Amman by the heads of the Orthodox Churches with the aim of “preserving the Orthodox unity”,…

The beating of the Orthodox hierarch and Serbian believers by the Montenegrin police is an unprecedented case for Europe since the fall of fascism, Pat. Irinej noted. The Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Irinej of Serbia, called on the Montenegrin authorities to end the brutal terror against the Serbian Church, its clergy and…

Reverend Father Michael, We, the Governing Board, Academic Council, teachers, professors and the staff of the Office of Public Relations of Tbilisi Theological Academy and Seminary extend our deepest gratitude to the TV channel of the Patriarchate of Georgia for their attention toward the activities of this educational institute. Your TV channel never leaves any…

‘I am grateful to the Georgian government for the work to release Dr. Vazha Gaprindashvili. Special congratulations to the wrestlers,’ Archibishop Iakob said on Sunday. During the sermon, Archbishop assessed South Ossetia’s decision as a decent act.   ‘Everybody was saying yestarday – I released the doctor. Vazha Gaprindahsvili was freed by the whole nation…

The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II reminded parishioners the words of the prophet Haggai at today’s liturgy. As his Holiness and Beatitude, Ilia II, said, the prophet Haggai was the last prophet who addressed people –“You build palaces and you cannot manage to build a temple of God.” Ilia II…

Matins and the Divine Liturgy of St. Stephen’s Day was held on Friday morning, December 27, 2019, in the Basilica of the Prophet Elias in Aleppo. The service was presided by His Grace, the Patriarchal Vicar, Bishop Efraim Maalouli, who was assisted by the priests of the Archdiocese. During the Divine Liturgy, the ordination of…

On Friday, Dec. 27, 2019, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain visited Saint Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox Secondary School for the first time since his enthronement. The school issued the following statement regarding the visit of His Eminence: It was an honour to welcome His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas, Archbishop of Thyateira…

Master goldsmith Milen Vodenicharov restored the oldest canopy in the main church at Bachkovo Monastery of the Dormition of the Theotokos near Asenovgrad. Together with his team he re-gilded it, cleaned the enamel, restored the missing pieces and replacing them with new ones where necessary. The original canopy is almost 4 centuries old – it…

The Bulgarian government has allocated € 1.2 million to Saint George the Zograf Monastery, also known as the Zograf Monastery, one of twenty Eastern Orthodox monasteries on Mount Athos in Greece. The funds are needed to complete the monastery renovation and for the reconstruction of the east wing which is uninhabited and in dire straits….