The Feast Day of the placing of the Honourable Robe of the Theotokos was celebrated with due ecclesiastical splendour on Tuesday, 2 July 2024, at the Holy Sacred Spring of the Mother of God of Vlachernae in Constantinople. The Feast Day Divine Liturgy was presided over by His Grace Bishop Adrianos of Halicarnassus, Supervisor of…

Her Excellency Tamar Beruchashvili, Georgia’s Ambassador to Romania, attended the patronal feast of St Anthimos Monastery in Bucharest last Sunday. The ambassador posted photos on her X.com profile. “I attended the Sunday service at the historic St Anthimos Monastery in Bucharest dedicated to All Saints Day.” Attended Sunday service at historic Antim Monastery in Bucharest…

Bucharest, Romania — On Monday, the 2024 graduating class of the “Patriarch Justinian” Faculty of Theology in Bucharest took their oath of faith in the Aula Magna of the Patriarchal Palace. “Always choose truth over falsehood and dignity over self-serving servility. Choose hard, honest work instead of opportunism and the pursuit of immediate gain,” said…

On Monday, June 24th, the Cambridge Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies celebrated its 25th anniversary. Following the Solemn Evensong service held at the Abbey, the esteemed guests proceeded to the Chapel, where they participated in an Orthodox Doxology Service to thank God for the lives and achievements of the benefactors and professors of the Institute….

“The harvest is plentiful…and it’s not all wheat.” Reverend Presbyter Nikolas Delaveris opened his session on the Saint Anastasia Fellowship, an Addictions Ministry and Support Group within the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, with the words of a mentor from his days as a seminarian chaplain. What this means, he said, is that the resources of an…

2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. At today’s panel discussion, leaders of the Cypriot American community offered their reflections on the island’s tragic history, as well as the strategic plans available for a freer future. Patriarchal Representative His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain and His Eminence Archbishop…

Patriarch John X congratulates the Patriarch of Bulgaria “We received the news of your election with joy, and we ask God Almighty to support you.” Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East John X sent a message of congratulations to Patriarch Daniel of Bulgaria following his election to the patriarchal throne. The message…

When scientists in the 1960s excavated the wreck of an ancient Greek merchant ship off the northern coast of Cyprus, what they found was an amazing time capsule from a pivotal period in the Mediterranean world following the death of Alexander the Great. But determining the date of the Kyrenia shipwreck with any sort of…

Newly-elected Patriarch Daniel of Bulgaria delivered an inspiring speech during his enthronement ceremony held yesterday at St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. The new Patriarch began, “Today, the holy Orthodox Church in its fullness celebrates the memory of all the saints and especially the Synaxis of the twelve glorious and all-praiseworthy apostles. It is a great and…