Christians in some of the world’s most popular tourism destinations face harassment and even state-sanctioned persecution, according to the NGO Opendoors-usa, which annually compiles its “World Watch List” of the most intimidating and dangerous countries for Christian faithful. The group’s list and extensive country-by-country reports come days after this year’s presentation of the US State…

It is with great joy and love that we welcome you today to our Venerable and Sacred Center—the martyric Church of Constantinople—and we extend to you our heartfelt greetings and prayers for a pleasant stay during your pilgrimage here in the Queen of Cities—a city with a rich and glorious history. Your visit holds special…

Sunday schools run by the Metropolis of Austria and Exarchy of Hungary and Central Europe are attracting an increasing number of children over the past few years, with the ethnic Greek communities in Austria well-represented in Church institutions. With the blessings of the Metropolitan of Austria, His Eminence Arsenius, the number of pupils participating at…

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A 19th century wooden church was almost completely destroyed in the Kurgan province of Russia. The Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, which is a part of the Holy Kazan Monastery in the village of Chimeevo, Kurgan oblast, was ravished by a fire on Wednesday, which essentially destroyed the wooden church,…

Saint George’s Cathedral in the medieval town of Yuryev-Polsky of the Vladimir province is about to undergo major restoration, reports Pravoslavie.ru. Saint George’s Cathedral is famously the last extant stone structure built before the Mongol invasion period, constructed between 1230 to 1234. Time has been working against the magnificent cathedral and its one-of-a-kind stone carvings,…

  The new Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidoforos, will travel to Chicago on Friday, for a four-day visit to the Midwest metropolis. The visit will mark the second time that Elpidoforos has travelled from New York City after his enthronement last month. A week ago he attended a clergy-laity Assembly organized by the Holy…

  The Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of Western and Southern Europe, His Eminence Joseph, this week laid the foundation stone for a new Orthodox Cathedral, dedicated to St. Stephen, in the French city of Montreuil. A cultural center will also be built next to the church.

  The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, extended his condolences to the families of the victims of a fire aboard a Russian navy research submersible in the Barents Sea, which killed 14 crew members this week. The Patriarch, in a statement, noted that “…I was extremely pained upon learning of the…