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The Church today venerates the memory of St. Nicholas of Thessaloniki, St. Philumenus of Lycaonia, who was martyred during the reign of the Roman Emperor Aurelian, and the neo-martyr Archimandrite Philumenus of Cyprus, who was martyred at the Orthodox Monastery of Jacob’s Well, near the city of Samaria in the West Bank on Nov. 29,…

This past month proved deadly for the Christian communities in the war-ravaged northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with reports citing at least 10 attacks in November by the Islamist terror group ADF, which claimed the lives of around 100 people, most of whom were Christians.

An exact replica of the miraculous Panaghia Vimatarissa Holy Icon, enshrined in the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, on Mt. Athos, was greeted by the clergy and faithful on Thursday in the courtyard of the Piraeus Nursing Home. The replica of the Holy Icon will remain for veneration at the Cathedral of the Evangelistria,…

Today marks the 45th anniversary of the return of Cyprus President and Archbishop Makarios to the island republic, months after a Turkish invasion expanded to cover one-third of the island, which remains occupied to this day. The Greek Cypriot statesman, a symbol of democracy, justice and unwavering resolve for a united Cyprus, returned on Nov….

Four Metropolitans of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece this week called for the convening of a Pan-Orthodox synod to broach the issue of the granting of the Tomos of autocephaly for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. A lengthy letter requesting such a synod was signed by the Metropolitan of Dri-inoupolis,…

The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos offered to cover the accommodation costs of the elderly couple which has been made homeless and has been camping outside a church in central Athens for more than 40 days. Ieronymos visited the couple earlier in the week and said he is willing to personally pay the…

A new church dedicated to Saint Andrew the First-Called who is considered the Protector of Romania will be consecrated this Saturday in Johannesburg, South Africa. The consecration ceremony will be officiated Nov. 30 by His Eminence Metropolitan Iosif of Western and Southern Europe. The event represents the crowning of the efforts of the Romanian community…

Help us, oh, Venerable Paisy, to fulfil the commandments of Christ, and, together with the heavenly powers, pray for our fathers hierarchs, priests, and monastics, for mothers and children, for those in suffering and need, for all right-faithful Christians, for the peace of the Church of Christ, for the Lord to protect us from all…