The Uganda Orthodox Medical Bureau with generous support from XM Group from Cyprus has been conducting a free periodical immunization program against Hepatitis B and Cervical cancer in women of the reproductive ages. The program was first carried out between 26th and 30th October 2019 with the first shots then a repeat of the same…

The cell of Saint Eustathios from Mylopotamos is the largest Athonite dependency of the Great Lavra Monastery in Mount Athos. The settlement is founded by Saint Athanasios the Athonite and is known throughout the Orthodox world for its vineyards and for the production of liturgical wine. The chapel bearing the patron saint of Saint Eustathios…

On 27 November 2019, Metropolitan Hilarion’s book ‘Catechism. A Short Guide to the Orthodox Faith’ in the Hungarian language was presented at the Russian Cultural Centre in Budapest, Hungary. Mr. Zsolt Semjén, Deputy Prime Minister of Hungary, was among those attending the presentation, along with Metropolitan Anthony of Korsun and Western Europe, head of the…

On Thursday, November 28, 2019, Thanksgiving Day in America, His Grace Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, Deputy Secretary of the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, brought the Kursk-Root Icon of the Mother of God “of the Sign” to St John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington, DC. There he performed a…

On the feast-day of the Holy Apostle Philip, His Beatitude Theophilus, Patriarch of Jerusalem, received His Grace Bishop Arsenije of Nis with a group of pilgrims from Serbia in the monastery of the Holy Prophet Elijah near the Holy City of Jerusalem. It was in this monastery that the “Branko” Children’s Choir from Serbia performed…

Message of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, on the occasion of the consecration of the Romanian Orthodox church in Johannesburg, South Africa, 30 November 2019: The joy of communion in the Romanian church in South Africa Your Eminence Metropolitan Damaskinos, Your Excellency Mr. Ambassador Marius-Constantin Borănescu, Your Excellencies, Beloved faithful, The…

Agios Andreas in Patras is the largest Church in Greece and accommodates around 7,000 worshippers. This very special church has thousands of visitors per year who come to see the exquisite architecture, beautiful paintings, and icons and to pray to the Holy Apostle Andreas, the Patron Saint of Patras. November 30 is the Feast Day…

The Government of Hungary has been working for years in the protection of the Christians internationally and in the Holy Land, and has recently announced to the Jerusalem Patriarchate its herein attached decision to grant scholarships to Palestinian Christians:  “Το Η.Ε. Archbishop of Constantina, Your Eminence! Hungary has continuously provided scholarships to talented Palestinian students…

On 28th November 2019, a meeting between Metropolitan Antony of Korsun and Western Europe, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Administration for Institutions Abroad, and His Beatitude Archbishop Chrysostomos of New Justiniana and All Cyprus took place in Nicosia. The Russian hierarch conveyed to the Primate of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus brotherly greetings from His…