His Eminence, Archbishop Makarios, along with other speakers will address the crowd on the importance of protecting the unborn and sanctity of life. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia  

  Sixteen festal icons painted by the monks of Putna Monastery have been donated for the Romanian People’s Salvation Cathedral. The announcement was made by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord. The 16 festal icons that will be on display inside the new Orthodox Cathedral in Bucharest include…

The young Rwandan Catechumen Teophile Niyigena was christened by His Eminence Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina at the Transfiguration of the Lord Monastery on top of the Ceahlău Mountain. The Sacrament of Baptism took place on the monastery’s patronal feast, August 6, 2019. Teophile’s godfather is lawyer Andrei Vladareanu, who is known for his…

The Transfiguration of Christ, one of the Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church, was celebrated on Monday on the Holy Mount of Grabarka, eastern Poland, the traditional pilgrimage centre for Orthodox Christians in the country. This annual event is the key religious ceremony at Grabarka. The main service, conducted on Monday by the Superior of…

All eyes are turning to Brisbane shortly, in just under five days the Greek Orthodox community of this city welcomes its beloved new shepherd and elder, Archbishop Makarios. He is a man that makes everything not about him, rather drawing the attention and minds of the faithful to Christ. The arrival of Archbishop Makarios is…

Addressing the pilgrims present at Putna Monastery on the feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, the Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of the Americas, Nicolae Condrea, referred to the universal love of the Mother of God. ‘We call her the Mother of God and we believe that she is the Mother of us all, who prays…

The upcoming fall agenda before members of the Autocephalous Church of Greece’s Holy Synod will be extensive, as members must appoint at least two new Metropolitans, in the Metropolis of Fthiotida and the Metropolis of Kalavryta, respectively. Just as pressing is discussion on the Church of Greece’s position vis-a-vis the contentious issue of the Tomos…

Nowadays there are some changes in the human spirit, nature and mind, great care is needed that the desires of the flesh do not hijack humans, – Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II said after serving a special liturgy at Sameba Cathedral. „Today we are thinking about what to do for…

Yesterday Sunday 18.08.2019, His Eminence Metropolitan Jonah Lwanga and His Grace Bishop Silvester Kisitu celebrated the Holy Liturgy at the Holy Resurrection Orthodox Parish in Namayingo district. The faithful at this parish dedicated this day to appreciate the numerous contributions of Metropolitan Jonah to there parish for the years they have been under the Holy…