The president of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, on Thursday met in Belgrade with the Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church, His Holiness Irinej, with discussions revolving around cooperation between the state and Church in the country. Irinej also thanked the Serbian president for the state’s support in completing the construction of the St. Sava Cathedral.  

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison received the new Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, at his office in Sydney. In greeting the new Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church on behalf of the Australian people, Morrison said “…as I have made known to you by letter, Australia is very lucky to have you as Archbishop…

I was born in Belgrade to Serbian parents. We didn’t go to church. When I set out for a better life to a land of milk and honey I asked God to protect me and guide me on my path. Even though I believed in God I didn’t know who Jesus Christ was, who Panagia…

The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, will represent the Ecumenical Patriarch at the Great Feast and annual celebration this weekend at the Sacred Patriarchal and Stavropegial Orthodox Monastery of St. Irene Chrysovalantou, in New York City’s Astoria district. Elpidophoros will officiate at Saturday’s Great Hierarchical Vespers, while on Sunday the Great Procession of the…

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, on Wednesday visited the eastern Thrace city of Saranta Ekklisiès, which means 40 Churches in Greek, and is known today in Turkish as Kirklareli. The Ecumenical Patriarch, who was accompanied by the Patriarchate’s Metropolitan of Silyvria, His Eminence Maximos, was warmly greeted at the municipality’s…

The Church today venerates the memory of St. Paraskevi, considered by Orthodoxy as a healer of the blind and those afflicted with related ailments, because of the miracle she performed in restoring the sight of her tormentor, the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius. Features today are posted on St. Paraskevi’s life, miracles and martyr’s death, all…

The Orthodoxia News Agency today hosts several video features whereby well-known Hollywood actors, musicians and directors recount how they came to know Orthodoxy and accept the Christian faith, despite having no previous personal experience.    

As Pravoslavie.ru reports, extremely rare footage from Mount Athos, shot in 1917 and 1918, has recently come to light online. The video is hosted on the YouTube channel “Mount Athos Film Archive / Αγιορειτική Ταινιοθήκη”, which was created not long ago. The first part of the video actually contains footage of the famous Greek monastery of the…

The Holy Synod of the Church of Greece has adopted an initiative by an anti-abortion group to dedicate one day of the year to the “unborn child,” it emerged Thursday. According to local reports, the Church’s hierarchy decided to establish the first Sunday after Christmas as the “Day of the Unborn Child,” following a petition…