The historic monastery of Panaghia Soumela in NE Anatolia will soon open its doors after three years of restoration works. Nearly 4,000 tons of rubble and earth have been removed from surrounding cliffs. Additionally, a 300-meter foot-path has been rebuilt, along with a centuries-old cistern and the monastery’s main entry.

The biggest ecclesiastical complex in Moscow, which will include a seminary, begins construction in May. The nearly 17,000-square-meter complex is dedicated to St. Dmitry Ivanovich Donskoy, a 14th century prince of Moscow.

Christians in Africa continue to express their faith and convictions in one of the most difficult areas in the world for believers. In parts of Africa, priests, missionaries and laymen continue to hold baptisms, often in secret, at lakes and rivers, while maintaining various types of charity works. For instance, the Metropolitan of Kenya, His…

Construction work on the church of Saints Constantine-Helena and Nicholas Romanian Orthodox parish has resumed in Nice. Due to lack of funds, work had been interrupted. To mark their resumption, Metropolitan Joseph of Western and Southern Europe (Patriarchate of Romania) went to visit the place on March 20th. On this occasion, he celebrated the service…

I was asked to address the people. I found it very difficult. I felt that people would not believe me,- His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia said recalling the April9, 1989 night. The Patriarch said in his interview with Imedi TV that the April 9 night was a readiness for freedom…

The archives of St. Vladimir’s Seminary (SVOTS) are filled with Serbian names. Over its eighty-year history, the Seminary has counted numerous Serbian Orthodox among its faculty and student body. That long, distinguished list includes His Grace Bishop Firmilian (Ocokoljich), Dr. Veselin Kesich, His Grace Bishop Irinej (Dobrijevic), and St. Nikolaj Velimirović. This year, alone, the…

On the Forefeast of the Annunciation, April 6 th 2019, a Lenten retreat was held and organized by the Diocesan Federation of the Circles of Serbian Sisters, hosted by the St. Nicholas parish. The morning began with the service of the Invocation of the Holy Spirit. The faithful were greeted by Very Rev. Fr. George…

An overview in 1938 The following article, which is part of a report on all the Autocephalous Churches made by Archbishop John to the Second All-Diaspora Sobor of the Russian Church Abroad held in Yugoslavia in 1938, gives the historical background of the present state of the Patriarchate of Constantinople. It could well have been…

His Holiness and Beatitude, Ilia II, Catholicos- Patriarch of All Georgia has arrived at April 9 Memorial to pay tribute to those killed on April 9, 1989. 30 years have passed since April 9, 1989 tragedy. On April 9, 1989, 21 people were tragically killed and hundreds of others were injured in the attack of…