Memory Eternal! + His Eminence Metropolitan SPIRIDON Upon hearing the sorrowful news, yet with great hope in the Resurrection, the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America mourns the passing of His Eminence Metropolitan Spiridon (Khoury) of Zahle and Baalbek on September 14, 2019. ​ His Eminence Metropolitan JOSEPH asks the clergy and faithful of…

This Saint was of high birth among the Goths beyond the Danube River. He was taken by Athanaric, pagan ruler of the Goths, and after being tortured, was burned to death for his confession of Christ. According to some, this took place during the reign of Saint Constantine the Great; according to others, under the…

Metropolis of Sweden invite you to attend the celebration of the semi-centennial of the Holy Metropolis of Sweden and All Scandinavia, which His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will honor with His presence. On Sunday, September 29, 2019, His All-Holiness will preside over the Divine Liturgy and dedication of the Metropolis’ newly renovated spaces, followed by…

On September 14, 2019, a telephone conversation took place between His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus with Archbishop John (Renneto) of Dubna. During the telephone conversation on September 14, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill informed Archbishop John (Renneto) that the Holy Synod had decided to satisfy the request of most of the Archdiocese…

Today His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain celebrates his name day on the occasion of the Feast Day of his patron Saint Nikitas the Holy Great Martyr! May God grant His Eminence Many Years!

The Esphigmenou Monastery (Greek: Εσφιγμένου) is located on the northeastern coast of the Athos Peninsula in northern Greece close to the Monastery of Chilandari. It is ranked eighteenth in the hierarchical order of the twenty monasteries located on the peninsula. As is the case with the other institutions on Mount Athos, life at Esphigmenou is…

On September 13th, 2019, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided at the Vespers of the Feast of the Holy Cross at Holy Cross Chapel, Brookline, Ma. At the conclusion of the vespers service, His Eminence bestowed the “raso” (or cassock) on the seniors in the School of Theology during the service of the “rasoforia.”…

But someone might say, “Then, if heaven is so great, why don’t you all just go and kill yourselves, and pass over to your God right away, and not bother us anymore?” I’ll tell you why we don’t kill ourselves—but why, when we are interrogated, we fearlessly confess. We’ve been taught that God did not…

The church of St Nicholas, which is nestled on Princes Avenue in Toxteth, is opening its doors to the public today as part of the Heritage open days. Built in 1870, the imposing building is a replica of the famous Constantinople church St. Theodores, which was converted into a mosque during the Ottoman era and…