Remarks of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America Name-Day Luncheon on the Feast of the Holy Martyr Elpidophoros Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity New York, New York November 2, 2019 My Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It is a great joy for me to share this day with you, the Feast of the…

  His Eminence Archbishop Makarios received a very warm welcome from the parish of St. John the Baptist in Cairns, Mr Bob Manning, Mayor of Cairns, and other local government representatives during his first pastoral visit to North Queensland.   Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia/facebook

Ordination of Deacon Emmanuel Kamanya to Priesthood on Nov 3, 2019 in Athens, at the Church of St.Athanasios & Office Centre of the Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa in Greece by His Eminence Metropolitan George of Guineas, with the Presence and Co-celebration of His Grace Bishop Sylvester of Gulu and Eastern Uganda. The Ordained…

On 3rd November 2019, the 20th Sunday after Pentecost, Metropolitan Vladimir of Chisinau and all Moldova concelebrated to Patriarch Kirill who conducted the Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow. At the end of the Divine Service, Patriarch Kirill handed to Archbishop John of Dubna the Patriarchal and Synodal Decree on…

With deep sorrow, The Uganda Orthodox Church mourns the repose in the Lord of Rev. Fr Peter Wandira who served at St. Paul Orthodox Church Nakabaale – Eastern Uganda, Holy Diocese and Eastern Uganda. He has been an elderly priest, bed ridden for some good years and diligently served the Mother Church with honor. Burial…

The Patriarch of Moscow’s move to overlook the name of Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and All Greece during a divine liturgy on Sunday was unacceptable, Archbishop Chrysostomos said on Sunday. The move by Patriarch Krill came after Athens recognised the autocephaly of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and sent a letter of congratulations to…

The massacre lasted for five hours. Esther listened from the makeshift outhouse as she hid behind the door. “Convert or be killed!” shouted Boko Haram militants. Their commands were followed by screams, the popping of machine guns, and the smell of burning flesh and hair as they made their way through the village. Esther, whose…

Pro-Turkish forces are reportedly carrying out a “soft ethnic cleansing” of Christians in north-east Syria by terrorising them into fleeing, despite assurances from Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that his forces would not persecute religious minorities. Bassam Ishak, the head of the Syriac National Council, said Syrian armed groups allied with Turkey are preventing Christians…

The Serbian Orthodox Church is celebrating the 800th anniversary of autocephaly this year, and has been holding local celebrations here in North America throughout 2019. On Saturday, November 2, at the invitation of His Grace, Bishop Irinej, Archpriest Alexander Rentel, Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America, represented His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon at the Diocese…