On 13th June 2019, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with Mr. Andrei Belyaninov, Secretary General of the Eurasian Peoples’ Assembly International Union of Non-Governmental Organizations, chairman of the management board of the Eurasian Development Bank. They were joined in the meeting by Ms. Svetlana Smirnova,…

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America has released the results of a National Survey that was commissioned by the Archdiocese in order to assist in the evaluation of the programs of the National Ministries. The results of the survey will help determine the Archdiocese’s current National Ministry priorities and where the Archdiocese’s financial and personnel resources should…

Students of Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, while on a pilgrimage in Greece, visited with the newly elected Archbishop Elpidophoros of America in Thessaloniki, Greece. His Eminence received the group in his office, at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki where he has been a professor since 2009. Archbishop Elpidophoros expressed his…

The delegation of the State Agency for Religious Issues continues a working visit to the State of Romania. Within the visit, the Deputy Chairman of the agency Giorgi Ukleba held a meeting with the head of the Anthim the Iberian Monastery of Bucharest, the Bishop Varlam of the Romanian Orthodox Church. At the meeting, Giorgi…

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A video showing the majestic images and natural beauty of the Meteora rock formations is posted today on the Orthodoxia news agency.     

Two significant decisions were taken on Wednesday by Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Holy Synod, with the Ecumenical Patriarch, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, presiding. Holy Synod members elected the Metropolitan of the Dardanelles, His Eminence Nikitas, as the new Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain. His Eminence Nikitas has served as the director of the Patriarch Athenagoras…

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Monday received a Church delegation led by the Metropolitan of Minsk and Zaslav, and Exarch of All Belarus, His Eminence Pavel. The Belarus Metropolitan arrived in the Caucasus country at the invitation of the Catholicos of All Armenians, His Holiness Karekin II — and with the blessing of the…

  A 40-day memorial service will be held for, reposed in the Lord, Archimandrite Elder Emilianos, the former abbot of the Athonite Simenopetra Monastery — at the same monastery on June 17 through June 19, as well as at the Annunciation Convent in Ormylia, in south-central Greece.