The Archdiocese of Bucharest of the Romanian Orthodox Church has announced its plans for helping the victims of the heavy floods that struck Prahova County, just north of Bucharest, on Friday, May 31. At the initiative of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania, the Archdiocese of Bucharest, along with the North Ploieşti and Urlați Deaneries,…

A holy mass was held on Sunday at the Holy Cross Church in Damascus headed by Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All East John X Yazigi , and Patriarch Irinej of Serbia. Patriarch Yazigi affirmed that importance of visit of Patriarch Irinej of Serbia to show solidarity with Antiochian Cathedral and with the Syrian…

The new Archbishop-elect of America, His Eminence Elpidoforos, presided at an Orthos (Matins) service and the Divine Liturgy at the Zoodochou Pigis (Life-bearing Spring) Cathedral in the north Athens district of Kalogreza on Sunday morning. His Eminence Elpidoforos will be enthroned as the new Archbishop of the very influential and important Archdiocese of America on…

The new archbishop of America, Elpidophoros, met Friday in Athens with Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Katrougalos and his deputy Terence Quick. “Armed with the good wishes of Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios and the entire nation, I feel secure in taking on my new duties,” he said. For his part, Katrougalos reportedly said that he will attend…

A common prayer was held at Mariamite Cathedral of Damascus on Saturday with the participation of Patriarch Irinej of Serbia, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All East John X Yazigi, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All East and Supreme Leader of the Syriac Orthodox Church, Mar Ignatius Aphrem II and Patriarch of the…

On Thursday, May 30, 2019, the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago announced the launch of a search to select a new Chancellor from within the Metropolis. The announcement follows a request by Fr. Chrysostom Panos to step down as Chancellor effective June 1, 2019 and to seek assignment in the Direct Archdiocesan District in New…

For over 30 years, the Metropolis of San Francisco Philoptochos has been providing financial assistance to its seminarians and students through the Bishop Anthony Philoptochos Student Aid Endowment Fund. In the early years of this endowment, students were given gifts of just $25 or $50, but they were received with heartfelt gratitude by the students….

The Georgian Orthodox Church celebrates St. Nino Day on June 1 – the day of arrival of the holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Nino, enlightened by the light of the Gospel teaching. Saint Nino entered Georgia with a cross of vine wrapped around her hair. On June 1, in 319, St. Nino arrived in Georgia, and in 323,…

On 29 May 2019, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), met with Bishop Qais of Ardrum who arrived in Moscow to take part in the international conference on ‘Violation of the rights of believers in Ukraine.’ They were joined in the meeting by Rev. Dimitry Safonov,…