Every one of us is a potential saint, even if we do not believe right now! Metropolitan Nicholas (Khadzhinkolai) of Mesogaia and Lavreotiki, a hierarch of the Greek Orthodox Church, considers disbelief the most valuable experience in the spiritual life. “I didn’t need someone’s stories and arguments about Christ; I was looking to experience His…

The diocese of New York of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of North America has begun efforts to purchase land for a new cathedral in Salt Lake City. According to initial plans, the wooden Russian-style cathedral will be dedicated to the Apostles Peter and Paul.

In India, the latest reports of persecution against Christians involves local officials threatening to interrupt the provision of basic services, like electricity and water supply, to people if they do not convert to Hinduism. Several Christians in the east of the Indian sub-continent reported pressure exerted on them by local officials, including threats to confiscate…

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…