Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia dismissed priest Alexander Volkov from the post of the patriarchal press service head from September 11, a source in the Synodal Department for Church, Society and Media Relation told Interfax. Chief of the mentioned department Vladimir Legoyda was appointed acting head of the patriarchal press service. In the…

Giannis Antetokounmpo made his first public reaction following the elimination of Greece in the Basketball World Cup second round stage. The NBA Superstar uploaded a photo of him with the jersey of his national team and the caption: “Blessings show up in many different forms.. Don’t ever second guess Gods plan.” Antetokoumpo didn’t speak to…

With Vesper service in the church of Holy Prince Lazar in Andricgrad, in Visegrad, the marking of 77th anniversary of the suffering of the martyrs near Stari Brod on the Drina River began. His Grace Bishop Nikanor of Banat officiated in prayerful presence of His Eminence Metropolitan Hrizostom of Dabar Bosnia and Their Graces Bishops…

On the occasion of the consecration of the memorial museum to the martyrs of Stari Brod died in 1942, on 7 September 2019 the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy was served in the church of Holy Prince Lazar in Andricgrad, in Visegrad. His Eminence Metropolitan Hrizostom of Dabar Bosnia officiated the Liturgy with the concelebration of Their…

The fourth regular Assembly of Metropolitanate of Australia-New Zealand was held on premises of the Cathedral church of Holy Great martyr in Cabramatta, Sidney, from 5th to 7th September 2019. The Assembly began with invocation of the Holy Spirit in the church, whereupon Assembly members proceeded to the church hall where the working part of…

There are some people who impress us more and help us more than others do, even if they say almost the same things as the others. This is because, apart from the sounds they utter to articulate their words, there is the uncreated divine energy, the grace of God, which also proceeds from these people….

Sixteen clergy from various places throughout the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America completed training on September 10-12, 2019 for expanding the ministry to support the clergy. The Archdiocesan Center for Family Care recently received a generous grant from Leadership 100 to train facilitators to lead clergy peer learning groups throughout the country. The focus of…

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Diaspora Greeks, Antonis Diamataris, met on Thursday, 12 September, 2019, with His Eminence Archbishop Damianos of Sinai, Pharan and Raitho. During the meeting, the Archbishop provided a brief historical overview of the Sinai Monastery and analysed the issues the Monastery is facing today, including, among other things, the…

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