On February 26, 2019, at the session of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, a decision was made to establish a diocese of Korea as part of the Patriarchal Exarchate of South-East Asia. Bishop Feofan of Kyzyl and Tyva was appointed its ruling hierarch. In an interview to Pravoslavie.ru portalArchbishop Feofan told about the…

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The Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church, His Holiness Irinej, this week is officially visiting the Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East in Damascus, Syria. On Sunday, the Primate of the Serbian Church co-celebrated the Divine Liturgy with the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, His Holiness John X, at the Mariamite Cathedral…

The Elder Archbishop of America, His Eminence Demetrios, with be honored next weekend by the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston and the Metropolitan of Boston, His Eminence Methodios. The Metropolis of Boston annually hosts an event on the second Sunday of June to honor some 700 volunteers who are members of its 62 parishes throughout…

  The Russian Orthodox Church today venerates the icon known as the Theotokos of Vladimirskaya, or, Our Lady of Vladimir. The icon, depicting the Virgin and Child, was credited with saving a besieged Moscow from the Kazan Tatar hordes in the 16th century.

  Police on the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus arrested two individuals on charges of stealing a valuable Cross from a Church located within the Monastery of St. Thekla, in the Mosfiloti community near the city of Larnaka.

  The Romanian Orthodox Church this week continued its humanitarian relief efforts to aid flood-stricken victims in the Prahova county. According to an announcement by the Bucharest Patriarchate, the Romanian Patriarch, His Beatitude Daniel, has initiated a program to support affected families.

  The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, on Monday received the new Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, with the new Primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia continuing his contacts in the country before departing for Sydney. Over the weekend, His Eminence Makarios was also received by Greek President…

Αrchimandrite Epiphanius (Dimitriou), formerly a cleric of the Demetrias and Almyros Diocese of the Greek Orthodox Church, was consecrated as a “bishop” for the Ukrainian schismatic church on May 26 to serve in Olbia, tasked with working with Greek-speakers in Ukraine. Fr. Epiphanius was reportedly released by his hierarch His Eminence Metropolitan Ingatius of Demetrias…