Sixteen rare icons were conveyed to the Orthodox Cathedral of the Salvation, in Bucharest, from the Monastery of Putna. The Patriarch of Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, expressed thanks for the gifting of the icons by the Archimandrite Elder Mel-CHI-zedek, the abbot of the monastery.

Efforts to fully restore the centuries-old Monastery of St. George, in the village of Leštani , near Belgrade, have been completed, fulfilling a long-standing desire by the local parish and the faithful. With the blessing of the Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Irinej, a special Liturgy was held at the site of the former 15th…

Egypt’s antiquities ministry has overseen the completion of infrastructure upgrades around the Holy Monastery of St. Catherine of Mt. Sinai. The works had been announced by South Sinai governor Maj. Gen. Khaled Fouda, during a special event held in his honor last December at the Greek Cultural Centre in Cairo. Works included the paving of…

Young Russian expatriates from various countries around the world participated at the “OneSpirit” forum, which was convened to focus on youth initiatives to preserve Russia’s historical, spiritual and cultural heritage abroad. The forum was held with the blessing of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill.

The enthronement of the new Metropolitan of Kitiou, His Eminence Nektarios, was held on Tuesday at the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Savior in the Cypriot coastal city of Larnaca, officiated by the Metropolitan of Paphos, His Eminence Georgios. The new Metropolitan of Kitiou, in his first statements after the enthronement, referred to the awe he…

The new Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, chose the Feast Day of the Transfiguration of Christ, celebrated on Tuesday, Aug. 6, to address his first official message to all Greek Orthodox Christians in the vast country. His Eminence called on the Greeks of Australia to remain united and to work together to keep the…

The Orthodox faithful of Kazakhstan will have the blessing of venerating one of the Church’s most revered icons of the Mother of God for an entire week in October. His Eminence Metropolitan Alexander of Astana and Kazakhstan held a working meeting yesterday in the administrative center of the Metropolitan District of the Russian Orthodox Church…

The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation has released a new agreed statement entitled, The Vocation and Mission of the People of God: “A Chosen Race, a Royal Priesthood, a Holy Nation”. The document was finalized at the most recent meeting of the Consultation which took place in late May of this year at the Saint…

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