On June 28-29, 2019, the Cathedral of the Mother of God “Joy of All Who Sorrow” in San Francisco hosted the celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the canonization of St John (Maximovich) of Shanghai and San Francisco the Miracle-worker. Heading the festivities was His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York, First…

On 29th and 30th June 2019, the Gorny Convent in Ein Karem held celebrations marking the patronal feast of its main cathedral – the Cathedral of All Saints Who Shone Forth in the Russian Land. Officiating at the festal All-Night Vigil in the cathedral was Archbishop Kliment of Nezhin and Priluki, who is on a…

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  The Metropolitan of Belgium and Exarch of the Netherlands and Luxembourg, His Eminence Athenagoras, con-celebrated a Divine Liturgy at the St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in the city of Luxembourg. Afterwards, a doxology service was held in honor of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Henri, on the occasion of his official birthday – a national…

  The Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, His Holiness Neophyte, called on the faithful in the country to vacation in Georgia, and what he called the very significant religious monuments in the Caucasus country.

  The head of the Russian Orthodox Church’s external affairs department, Metropolitan Hilarion, told a radio program that “… in Russia, there is no recognized, by the state, Church; there never was a state Church, all religions are equal before the law.” His Eminence, the Metropolitan of Volokolamsk, added that relations between the Church and…

  The Orthodox Metropolitan of France, His Eminence Emmanuel, this week spoke at a graduation ceremony for students who completed a special program at Paris’ political studies institute for religious leaders taking part in inter-faith dialogue – which is held under the 

  On Saturday evening, June 16/29, 2019, His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos visited the School of the Greek-Orthodox Community of Ramleh, the ancient Arimathaea of Israel, escorted by the Most Reverend Archbishop Aristarchos of Constantina, the Most Reverend Archbishop Philoumenos of Pella, the Hegoumen of Ramleh Archimandrite Niphon, the Hegoumen of…

Metropolitan Sergiy of Singapore and South-East Asia, Patriarchal Exarch for South-East Asia, visited the city of Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. On June 29, 2019, Metropolitan Sergiy celebrated All-Night Vigil at the church dedicated to St. Thomas of the Russian Church Outside Russia. On June 30, the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost, the day of All…