The Metropolitan Bishop of Montenegro and the Littoral, His Eminence Amphilochios, this week conveyed a letter to the president, prime minister and Parliament deputies of Montenegro, again requesting that a controversial draft bill, which the Church considers and insulting and detrimental to its standing, not be ratified. Amphilochios reiterated that the Orthodox Church in Montenegro…

The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II, this week celebrated the 42nd anniversary since his enthronement as the Patriarch of the Georgian Church. The country’s political leadership issued congratulatory letters and messages on the occasion, thanking the Patriarch for his more than four decades of contribution in restoring the Orthodox Church…

Members of the ancient Church of Constantinople on Wednesday again celebrated Christmas Day, keeping the flame of Hellenism and Orthodoxy alive in the ancient metropolis. The Metropolitan of Selyvria, His Eminence Maximos, officiated at the Divine Liturgy in the historic community church of Sts. Constantine and Helen, with representatives of political parties, municipal officials and…

A special interview granted by the Archbishop of Tirana and All Albania, His Beatitude Anastasios, to the Orthodoxia news agency and journalist Maria Giachnaki is posted today on the agency’s website, with the interview coming days after a devastating earthquake that struck central coastal Albania. His Beatitude Anastasios refers to his missionary work in Africa…

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The Elder Metropolitan of Acheloos, His Eminence Stylios, reposed in the Lord on Wednesday at the age of 90. The reposed hierarch was the author of more than 100 books, dealing with theology, cosmology, anthropology and ecology, among others.

A feature is posted today on the Orthodoxia news agency focusing on Bethlehem, recounting the most beautiful story ever told. The guardian of the Church of the Holy Nativity, Fr. Rafael Grivas, appears on the video. 

The Ecumenical Patriarch, His All Holiness Bartholomew, welcomed children and young people from the ethnic Greek community in the Bosporus metropolis to the Fanar-district Patriarchate seat this week, reiterating that “…you were born here, you grew up here, and you must stay here, faithful guardians of the invaluable legacy of our Fathers, the grace of…

The vast majority of Christians around the world today celebrate the Nativity of Christ, our Lord, with several Orthodox primates issuing Christmas Day messages of hope and peace for humanity. The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, called on young people to realize that “… the Church is not a club for…