The latest attack by Jihadist rebels against Christians in Syria resulted in the deaths of at least 12 people, including six children. The younger victims were attending a Sunday school class at the Apostle Paul Cathedral in the small Syrian city of Al Skeilbiyyeh, when the remnants of terrorist groups still embedded in the countryside…

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Despite continued and large-scale persecution, attacks and intimidation against Christians in Africa, Orthodoxy on the continent is not only resisting, but growing at impressive rates. The Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa, along with Greek clergymen and missionaries continue to preach the word of God on the continent, often in the face of substantial…

There are no excuses for the non-reopening of the Theological School of Halki said the United States ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, Sam Brownback in an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA) on Sunday. The US diplomat touched on a number of topics relating to religious affairs relating to Greece, including the reopening of…

Beirut Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Archbishop Elias Aoudeh mourned in a statement Sunday the sad loss of Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, saying, “With the passing away of Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir, Lebanon has lost a wise leader and a historical figure that deeply impacted Lebanon’s contemporary history.” “He was a Lebanese patriot solid in his positions,…

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel was impressed by the exhibits of an exhibition of Orthodox icons opened for the second time in Bucharest last week at the Palace of the Patriarchate. Patriarch Daniel said the exhibition had ‘a special significance’, because during the Paschal cycle ‘we are more receptive to the message transmitted by the holy…

The Managing Director of a German auction house who recently bought a casket with the relics of saints originally from St Mamas church in Morphou, Cyprus, and will return it on Tuesday to its rightful owner, the Metropolis of Morphou, has stressed in statements to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) that art is very important…

On 12 May 2019, His Beatitude Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and All Africa met with Archbishop Amvrosy of Vereya, rector of the Moscow Theological Academy who was on a pilgrimage to Egypt from May 6 to 12 with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia as head of a…

On Sunday, May 12, 2019, Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze attended the consecration of the Cathedral of the Iveron Icon of the Most Holy Mother of God, followed by festive liturgy, on Mount Makhata. The consecration and liturgy were served by Catholicos-Patriarch of All-Georgia Ilia II. After the festive liturgy, the Head of Government congratulated…