On behalf of His Eminence Yieronda Makarios, of the Holy Metropolis of Nairobi, yesterday the Vicar General Most Rev Fr John Karanja Kahihu represented the Metropolis at the Bible Society of Kenya Advisory Committee meeting held in Nairobi and later in the afternoon to a take over of a newly acquired property at Westlands for…

Metropolitan Epiphanius of Kyiv and All Ukraine and newly appointed Greek Ambassador to Ukraine Vasilios Bornovas have discussed prospects for the development of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU), the OCU’s press service has reported. “The parties discussed a wide range of issues during the meeting, in particular, the situation in the east of our…

Magnificent and prayerful, as it fits, the Parish of St. Demetrius in Akron celebrated its Krsna Slava this year. As our people in the Diaspora, in the struggle for existence, are unable to attend Holy Worship on weekdays, this year’s Parish Slava in Akron was celebrated on Sunday, November 10. Priests in vestments, children bouquets…

The Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS) and the Interreligious Collaboration Centre Elbasan (IRCCE) have recently just established the Institute for Religious Studies and Cooperation – the first of its kind in the country – to provide a positive model for the entire region and beyond. The implementing partners are jointly working to design the…

In a message occasioned by the Bible Day observed by the Romanian Orthodox Church on Nov. 13, Metropolitan Andrei of Cluj, Maramureș and Sălaj urged the faithful to read at least a Bible chapter a day for a healthy spirituality. ‘We have at hand prayer, the participation in the Divine Liturgy and at church services,…

The Metropolis of Chicago released a statement on November 13, 2019 regarding the interim Parish Council of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church of Chicago. His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael encourages all members of the Metropolis “to help the interim Parish Council shoulder the great responsibility to restructure and revitalize the Holy Trinity parish and contribute…

Metropolitan of Tokyo and all Japan, Daniel granted to the Orthodox parish of the holy apostles Peter and Paul in Hong Kong a particle of the relics of St. Equal-to-the-Apostles Nicholas, the Enlightener of Japan. Holy relics delivered to Hong Kong and will be available for veneration for all parish members and Church visitors. —…

CINNAMINSON, NJ – The 10th annual Metropolitan Evangelos Ambassador Awards Banquet was held on November 10 at the beautiful Merion Caterers and Special Events hall in Cinnaminson, NJ. Over 400 members of the Greek-Orthodox community of the Delaware Valley came out to celebrate dozens of dedicated and talented individuals who were honored by the Metropolis…

With the help of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, the Orthodox Palestine Society/US Section, based in New York City, raised money in recent months for the benefit of Gethsemane Convent in Jerusalem. The international political situation in recent years has led to a slow-down in the…