On the occasion of the jubilee of 800 years of the autocephaly of the Serbian Orthodox Church and 1500 years of the existence of the monastery of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Podlastva, His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Irinej officiated the Holy hierarchal Liturgy on September 28, 2019, and consecrated the chapel of…

Egyptian Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany on Saturday inaugurated the Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in downtown Cairo, after two years of restoration work. Anany relayed President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s sincere greetings and congratulations on the church’s inauguration, which dates back more than 100 years. The minister said that following restoration work, the church…

The Saint Tikhon Choir, the professional vocal ensemble of St. Tikhon’s Monastery, will give a series of performances of Benedict Sheehan’s Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom in New York and Washington this coming October, under the direction of the composer. The group gave the world premiere performance of Sheehan’s groundbreaking new work—commissioned in 2016 by the PaTRAM…

On Friday, September 14/27, 2019, the Jerusalem Patriarchate celebrated the Feast of the Universal Exaltation of the Sacred Cross. On this feast the Church commemorates that fact that after the construction of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre by Saint Helen, on the day of the Consecration in the year 336, the Sacred Cross of…

His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph and the Cathedral of St. Nicholas, Brooklyn, NY are cordially inviting all clergy and faithful to “A Weekend of Celebrations” on October 19-20, 2019. Several anniversaries and occasions will be commemorated, including the kick-off for both the 100th anniversary of the State Street Cathedral and the 125th anniversary of the founding of the St. Nicholas community by…

The Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church Irinej said today that he is confident that the President of Montenegro, Milo Djukanovic will revoke the recognition of the „false state“ of Kosovo and that he would „return to real values“. At a church ceremony held in Grbalj near Budva – in the Podlastva Monastery celebrating 1500…

In the next two weeks, His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph, primate of the Antiochian Archdiocese, will deliver two presentations and participate in the meeting of the Holy Synod of the Church of Antioch in Lebanon. On Saturday, September 28, Sayidna Joseph will speak about the life of his predecessor, His Eminence Metropolitan Philip of thrice-blessed memory,…

His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the Cathedral church of Holy Archangel Michael in Belgrade on 27 September 2019, on the feast day of the the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross. (photo gallery). The Patriarch was concelebrated by protopresbyters-staurophors Branko Topalovic and local priests of this church,…

Welcoming address of Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro in the Monastery Podlastva:  Your Holiness,  Welcome to this ancient shrine as it is written here: Welcome, you heir to Saint Sava, welcome to the Grbalj area! This is where St. Sava used to come, and after him, all your predecessors. Serbian Patriarchs used to come and consecrated…