On September 19, 2019, Bishop Victor of Baryshev, head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church representation to international organizations, with a blessing of His Beatitude Onufriy, Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine, met in Warsaw with the Primate of the Polish Orthodox Church. In the beginning of their talk, Bishop Victor conveyed to His Beatitude Sava,…

Each Orthodox family from Hunedoara County has received a Catechism on the Orthodox Faith free of charge from the local Bishop Gurie as part of his ‘soul project’ titled ‘Let us know our faith.’ More than 90% of the 90,000 copies of the Catechism were distributed, said Fr. Gabriel Miricescu, spokesperson of the Diocese of…

The Blessed Saint Matrona is one of the most beloved Muscovite saints, who lived and worked miracles in our times, and her story and relics are cherished by all Russians. Now, English speakers can be glad to hear that a Russian TV series on this wonderful saint is available on YouTube with English subtitles. The…

Greece’s Council of State, the highest administrative court in the country, has ruled that decisions taken by the previous government’s education ministry regarding religious studies in primary and secondary schools are unconstitutional and non-compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. In a very public reprimand of the previous leftist government’s policies in the specific…

Cyprus President, Nicos Anastasiades, will be in New York next week to attend the UN General Assembly, which he will address on September 26. As has already been announced, Anastasiades’ will also meet with the UN Secretary General Antonio Gutteres. Moreover, he will have a meeting with the Archbishop of America Elpidophoros and will attend…

We ought to be careful never to do anything rashly or carelessly, or anything at all for which we cannot give a reasonable ground. For though a reason for our action is not given to everyone, yet everybody looks into it. Nor, indeed, have we anything to excuse ourselves with. For though there is a…

Dr. Thomas C. Lelon, HCHC President from 1976-1986 and longtime Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees, was honored at an elegant dinner in Dowd Hall on September 11. His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios, Interim President, presided over the dinner, which was attended…

In response to the devastation in the Bahamas resulting from Hurricane Dorian, the National Philoptochos Executive Board approved an immediate $25,000 disbursement to International Orthodox Christian Charities earmarked for hurricane disaster relief in the Bahamas. The announcement was made on September 16. However, destruction is widespread, and the need continues. Accordingly, the National Philoptochos Board…

Archbishop Elpidophoros received Metropolitan Antony and Archbishop Daniel of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA at the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. The three bishops discussed ministries of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and decided to explore ways to collaborate in the…