The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, arrived in Boston this week for Saturday’s Feast Day of the Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross. While in the New England metropolis, the Archbishop also referred to the problems faced by the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, following his meetings with the seminary’s leadership…

The chairman of the Information department of the Russian Orthodox Church, Vladimir Legoida, has assumed the duties of press spokesman for the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill.

The Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, arrived in Greece this past week, where among others, he was received by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday. After Greece, Makarios will be received at the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople by His All Holiness Bartholomew I, before departing for Jerusalem, where he will meet with the…

A celebratory Divine Liturgy for the Cincture of the Theotokos, the Blessed Virgin Mary, was held on Thursday at the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi on Mt. Athos, before a multitude of worshippers. The Metropolitan of Guinea, His Eminence Georgios, presided at the Divine Liturgy, concelebrated with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of…

The Church today venerates the memory of St. Cornelius, a Roman centurion who became a Christian after he was catechized by St. Peter in the Faith of Christ. His preaching and missionary work caused an intense reaction by the pagans in the city of Caesarea. He was persecuted and martyred for his faith.

“Various powers are trying to gain influence and to advance their ideology, but the people are waiting for positive changes,” Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia wrote in his congratulatory letter to Giorgi Gakharia, the newly elected Prime Minster of the country, which has experienced mass protests and occasional bouts of civil unrest lately. On behalf…

Among the participants were representatives of the parishes of the St. Petersburg diocese, students of theological schools, and pilgrims. The citywide religious procession took place in honor of the 295th anniversary of the transfer of the holy relics of St. Alexander Nevsky in St. Petersburg on September 12, 2019. The cross procession was attended by…

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent a message of greetings to Metropolitan Daniel of Tokyo and All Japan on his Name Day. The text of the letter is given below. Your Eminence, Dear Vladyka: Please accept my heartfelt greetings with your Name Day. Gaining strength in…

One may ask: Who wove the Holy Belt of the Virgin Mary? Well, She did, of course. Although the answer may be obvious, let us think a little more deeply about it. The Virgin Mary was full of Grace and spiritual knowledge – she was, after her Son, the most perfect being in the world….