Τhe Metropolitan of Mesogea and Lavreotiki, His Eminence Nicholaos, this week underlined that unity must prevail within Orthodoxy and that whatever present conflicts must be bridged, speaking just days after the Church of Greece’s hierarchs convened during an extraordinary session on Saturday to consider the contentious issue of the Tomos of Autocephaly for the Ukrainian…

Τhe Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, on Monday received a high-ranking delegation of Swiss office-holders and diplomats at the Patriarchal residence within the Danilov Stauropegial Monastery in Moscow. In greeting members of the delegation, the Russian Patriarch noted that “.. the democratic nature of a country should not cause it to…

On 9th October 2019, commemoration day of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian and the 30th anniversary of glorification of St. Tikhon the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, clerics of Saint Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York, USA, celebrated the Divine Liturgy. After the service Rev. Mark Rashkov delivered a sermon dedicated…

The 17th session of the World Public Forum – Dialogue of Civilizations was held on the island of Rhodes on October 11-12, 2019. Taking part in the session were prominent representatives of different states, politicians, scientists, businessmen and journalists who discussed various forms of dialogue among nations and cultures with the purpose of facilitating peaceful…

The First Secretary of the Holy Synod of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece, Archimandrite Filotheos Theoharis, was ordained as the Bishop of Oreoi, during a service on Tuesday officiated by the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos. His Beatitude later praised the abilities and knowledge of the new bishop, while referring…

Tens of thousands of faithful in the Romanian city of Iasi waited patiently for hours in order to venerate the holy relics of St. Paraskeva the New of Iasi and St. Spyridonas. The relic of St. Spyridonas was conveyed to Romania by the Metropolitan of Corfu, His Eminence Nektarios. In his address to nearly 120,000…

The Bishop of Gulu and eastern Uganda, His Grace Silvestros, this week officiated at a blessing ceremony for the new academic year at the Greek community’s school in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa. The Metropolitan of Axum, His Eminence Daniel, was also on hand for the blessing ceremony, conveying the best wishes of the…

Incursions by the Turkish military and its proxies in northern Syria continue unabated this week, with the number of displaced people in the border region now exceeding 200,000, and with the number of dead in the dozens, according to international news agencies. Beyond the predominate Kurdish element along the border between war-ravaged Syria and southeast…

When we cannot solve our problems ourselves, we should turn to the Mother of God and ask Her for help. The Holy Theotokos is the protector and intercessor for all people. One only needs to sincerely and humbly ask Her for help. His Beatitude Onuphry, Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine, said this in his…