The Church today venerates the memory of Hierotheos the Thesmothete, considered as the first bishop of Christians in Athens. The title thesmothete means ruler, or rule-setter. He was instructed in the faith of Christ by the Apostle Paul, who baptized and ordained him, in the year 53.

A church in the Bulgarian city of Vratsa, 60 miles northeast of Sofia, was desecrated and robbed Monday night. This is the third such attack against the Church of St. Nicholas in recent years, reports btnovinite.bg. Police believe the thief was hiding inside the church until the staff left. In the morning, an employee found that…

A Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in the Church of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist in central Moscow has been intermittently streaming myrrh since 2016. The icon streamed for the fourth time on the feast of Nativity of the Mother of God on September 21, His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk…

The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate unanimously agreed to the elevation of His Grace Bishop Seraphim of Apollonia to Metropolitan of Sebasteia and His Grace Bishop Nikandros of Doryleon to Metropolitan of Eirinoupolis. Archbishop Makarios of Australia congratulated the two clergy members and wished them well. He said that their promotion “constitutions recognition” of…

On Tuesday, October 8th at 7:30pm, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon will deliver the inaugural lecture of Saint Tikhon Seminary’s 2019 October Lecture Series. Metropolitan Tikhon’s lecture, titled “Primacy and Service”, will be the first in a series of lectures celebrating the 50th year of autocephaly of the Orthodox Church in America. Archpriest John Parker, Dean…

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church gathered at the patriarchal residence for a working session on Monday, Sept. 30, under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. The Romanian hierarchs resolved to organize several events to mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the communist regime in Romania, and to remember the sacrifice…

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will pay an official visit to Georgia on October 6, the Georgian president’s press office reports. Steinmeier will visit the country with his wife Elke Budenbender and hold his first meeting with Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili at the Atoneli Presidential Palace. He is also scheduled to meet with Georgian PM Giorgi…

The 6th International Interreligious Youth Forum began its work in Manas, Republic of Dagestan, on 30 September 2019.  It was organized by the Russian Orthodox diocese of Makhachkala, the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Republic of Dagestan (SAMRD) the Council of Jewish Communities in Dagestan, and the Ministry for ethnic policy and religious affairs of…

The agenda of events for 2020 and the possibilities to enhance cooperation were discussed, on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, at a meeting between CROCEU and EPP representatives, in Brussels. Mr. Romain Srasser, Head of the Intercultural and Religious Dialogue Unit of the EPP Group in the European Parliament presented the current work and future projects…