A feature posted today in the Orthodoxia Νews Αgency’s web pages is devoted to the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea, with a relevant article written by the Metropolitan of Korea, His Eminence Ambrosios. The latter refers to the creation of the Orthodox Diaspora and to the issue of pastoral ministry.

More than 600 college students from across the country will participate at the National Orthodox Olympiad between May 1 and May 5, which this year is hosted in the city of Oradea. The Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Oradea, His Grace Sofronie, inaugurated the event with a blessing.

The Orthodox faithful of the metropolis of Shanghai celebrated the Resurrection of Christ and the Holy Saturday Divine Liturgy for the first time since 1965, and specifically at the Church of the Mother of God, which is located in the former French concession. The rector of the ethnic Russian community in Shanghai noted that for…

The annual assembly of the Serbian Orthodox Church’s hierarchical council was held in Belgrade on Thursday, with the Serbian Patriarch, His Holiness Irinej, presiding. The assembly’s members were briefed on Church-related matters that arose over the previous year, as well as considering reports from Serbian Orthodox dioceses abroad.

The veneration of the Holy Icon of Our Lady Eleovrytissa, which dates from the 14th century and is located in the oil storeroom of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, took place on Friday at Monastery on the semi-autonomous monastic community of Mt. Athos. The great vespers were observed on Thursday at Vatopedi’s Katholikon,…

Today the Church venerates Sts. Timotheos and Mavra, a newly-married Christian couple in Thebes, Egypt, who suffered martyrdom in the year 286, during the reign of the Emperor Diocletian.

The head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the newly-elected President of Ukraine discussed church issues at the Metropolitan’s residence of His Beatitude Onuphry in Feofania. On April 30, 2019, the meeting of His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kiev and All Ukraine with the newly elected President of Ukraine Vladimir Alexandrovich Zelensky was held at…

The Patriarchate of Georgia has released a statement regarding Davit Gareji issue. As noted in the statement, the recent events related to David-Gareji have caused a fair sense of grievance among the people, and many people have already voiced their positions. “The recent occurrence of circumstances in connection with David Gareja have evoked people’s just…

A devastating fire ravaged France’s Notre Dame Cathedral earlier this month, prompting worldwide heartbreak, commitments of rebuilding funds, and a vow to restore the structure from the French president. Meanwhile, the Notre Dame of Cyprus, St. Nicholas Cathedral, is used as a mosque in the northern part of the country, which has been illegally occupied by Turkey for…