New icons depicting two Chinese neo-martyrs, Sts. Metrophanes of Beijing and St. Ioann, were placed at the Orthodox Cathedral of St. Nicholas, in the Archdiocese of Blagoveshchensk, by Archbishop Lucian. More than 1,000 Orthodox Christians were arrested and tortured during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900, with 222 becoming the first Chinese Christian martyrs.

  A new church in honor of one of the 20th century’s great holy hierarchs is set to be built in the Sofia, Bulgaria, according to a report unveiled by the city’s Mayor, Dimitar Dimov. St. Seraphim Sobolev labored in the Bulgarian capital for the last 29 years of his life and is known throughout…

  Archbishop Ieronymos on Thursday said the newly opened Geriatric Center and Elderly Care Unit in the Dilesi township, due north of Athens, was ready to welcome and treat the former Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Elder Irenaios, in order to fully restore his health. The unit was inaugurated earlier this year by Archbishop Ieronymos,…

  High-level contacts are continuing this week between top members of the new Greek government and institutional representatives of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece. The contacts come after a particularly high-profile pair of meetings between new Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, as well as education and religious affairs minister Niki Kerameos, with the Archbishop…

The Church today commemorates the Dormition of St. Anne, mother of the Theotokos, the Virgin Mary.

The restoration of the unique iconostasis of the northern chapel „St. Nicholas“ began in the Holy Rila Monastery. It was made 180 years ago and is now being restored for the first time, the Bulgarian National Television reported. Now the restorers put on the details a new gilding and restore the authentic appearance of the…

On 25 July 2019, session of the Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church took place in the Supreme Church Council’s Hall of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour under chairmanship of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. Taking part in the session were Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the…

H.B. Patriarch Theophilos III, held a series of meetings with American politicians, religious and civil society leaders to raise awareness about the threats facing the Christian presence in the Holy Land, and particularly in Jerusalem. These risks have increased along with the increased probability of settlers taking over the properties of Jaffa Gate after the…

In a letter to the interim President, His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios, the Board of Trustees, Faculty and Administration of Hellenic College Holy Cross, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America announced the completion of the appointment of the search committee for a new president of the School. In his letter, the Archbishop stated: “Hellenic College and…