Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, over the weekend visited the Metropolis of Mantinia and Kynouria, in southern Greece. The Primate of the Church of Greece was welcomed at the bishopric of Tripoli, the capital of Arcadia prefecture, by the Metropolitan of Mantinia, His Eminence Alexandros. Ieronymos later visited and prayed…

  Diplomatic circles in Turkey referred to a provocative decision by the country’s Directorate General of Foundations to officially reconvert the historic Byzantine cathedral of the Hagia Sophia, in the ancient city of Nicaea, modern-day Iznik, back into a mosque. In fact, the state-run agency announced that the historic building will immediately revert back into…

  Ominous developments affecting the Serbian Orthodox Church continued this week, as the latter faces persecution and even confiscation of its property in the Kosovo and Metohija province, as well as in the small west Balkan country of Montenegro. Cathedrals and even historic monasteries belonging to the Serbian Patriarchate face the prospect of confiscation by…

Authorities in Eastern India have bulldozed a Christian school in the latest spree of terrorizing behavior against the minority religious community. According to Morning Star News, police rounded up 12 traumatized children after demolishing a Christian ministry’s school and hostel near the village of Lichapeta in Odisha state. Reports indicate that Hindu extremists, who have…

The Latvian Seima passed a bill requiring Orthodox hierarchs to be Latvian citizens and to have lived in the country for at least ten years yesterday. Two readings were held, with 79 deputies in favor and none against. There were no debates, objections, or proposals, reports Sputnik-Latvia, with reference to the parliamentary website. The measure was adopted…

Lord, we are thankful for giving us the opportunity to build a new church of St. Nino in Bodbe, – Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II stated about it in St. Nino Cathedral in Bodbe. “Georgia has been waiting for this cathedral over 1700 years. When St. Nino came to Bodbe,…

Ahead of a vote in parliament on a new bill on religious communities, the Serbian Orthodox Church has accused the government of plotting a land grab – and has vowed to defend its assets with its life. Tensions between the government of Montenegro and the Serbian Orthodox Church, SPC, have risen after the one of…

On June 8, 2019, Makarios III Orthodox Patriarchal Seminary – Nairobi, Kenya conducted its 27th graduation ceremony. During this historical event 9 students in the theological class received certificates and Diplomas in Theology as they are being fully prepared for the Work of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in their respective dioceses. Among the…

Four years after a fire gutted its sanctuary, St. George Greek Orthodox Church reopened in a special Saturday evening service filled with prayers and scripture. The domed church has been a Kingston Pike landmark since it was built in 1968. It’s known for both its traditional Byzantine architecture and its custom-made interior religious mosaics. But…