Lessons on byzantine iconography, organized by the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea at its headquarters, with the participation of 18 students, Orthodox and non-Orthodox alike, began on Monday morning, May 20, 2019. After the short prayer, Metropolitan Ambrosios firstly, thanked God for having helped organize this year’s Program; secondly, he thanked the Iconographer Professor Mr. Sozos…

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, consecrated the All Saints Church in France’s Strasbourg on Sunday, a TASS correspondent reported. “Today a historic event is happening for the Orthodox people living in Strasbourg, the first Orthodox church has been consecrated,” the patriarch said, voicing confidence that the…

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos is scheduled to meet with the new Archbishop of America Elpidophoros on Tuesday morning. Elpidophoros was selected earlier this month to replace Demetrios who resigned at the beginning of May. The decision was taken by the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantionpople. — Source: ekathimerini.com

Many Georgian people are in prison today for robbery or other negative action abroad. We must do everything to eradicate these negative sides.- Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II said during his speech at the Diaspora Forum. The Patriarch has urged the Georgian authorities to make it easier for Georgian people to come to their…

Message of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, at The Eight International East-West Symposium of New Testament Scholars (26-31 May 2019, Holy Cross Social-Pastoral Centre, Caraiman Monastery): Holy Scripture, source of light and communion between peoples and generations Christ is Risen! The Eight International East-West Symposium of New Testament Scholars, organised by…

A concert performed by the choir of the Kiev Theological Academy and Seminary at the Strasbourg Cathedral on 26 May 2019 attracted a very large audience. Among those who attended the concert were His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia accompanied by his delegation and Archbishop Luc Ravel of Strasbourg. Earlier that day…

On 26 May 2019, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with the Mayor of Strasbourg, Mr. Roland Ries. Earlier that day the Primate of the Russian Church consecrated the Orthodox Church of All Saints in Strasbourg. Representing the Russian Orthodox Church at the meeting were also Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman…

The Orthodox nuns at the Novo-Tikhvinsky convent, outside the Russian city Ekaterinburg, are known as practitioners and caretakers of a difficult but spectacular art form, as they continue to produce some of the world’s finest hand-made priestly vestments and sticharia. The nuns use Byzantine and ancient Russian patterns, some dating back to the 7th century…

The Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo, Clément Mouamba, was presented with an icon of St. Demetrius this week by the Orthodox Metropolitan of Brazzaville and Gabon, His Eminence Panteleimon, during a meeting at the prime ministerial seat in the country’s capital. Panteleimon expressed his Archdiocese’s warm appreciation towards Mouamba and to Republic…