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18.04.2019 | 17:38
Meeting between Ecumenical Patriarch, Archbishop of Greece on May 23
A closely watched meeting between the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew, with the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, has been set for May 23. Relations between the sides have reportedly been tested over recent years, with the latest disagreement revolving around a draft agreement between the government and…
18.04.2019 | 17:38
Metropolitan of Corinth: We Greeks have always put God, motherland and family in the same high pedestal
An interview by the Metropolitan of Corinth, His Eminence Dionysios, to the Orthodoxia news agency is now posted on the latter’s websites. Dionysios refers to the Church’s mission, in general, and to legacy of the Apostle Paul, whose First and Second Epistles to the Corinthians are prominent in the New Testament. In reference to contemporary…
18.04.2019 | 17:37
Feast day of St. Athanassia of Aegina
The Orthodox Church on April18 commemorates the memory of St. Athanassia of Aegina. Born in the 9th century, Athanasia became a widow at a young age. She subsequently gave away the bulk of her possessions to the poor, converted her home into a convent and began building churches. She later served as an abbess and was…
18.04.2019 | 15:27
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent a message of condolences to Archbishop of Paris, Michel Aupetit, over the fire that broke out at the Notre Dame Cathedral on the 15th of April 2019. HIS EMINENCE MICHEL AUPETIT ARCHBISHOP OF PARIS Your Eminence, It grieved me deeply to learn about the devastating…
18.04.2019 | 13:56
Archbishop Ieronymos invites Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to visit Athens
His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and all Greece has invited His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to visit Athens on May 23, 2019, to preside over the official opening of the St. Porphyrios Center for Gerontology and Welfare Support, in the presence of many dignitaries including Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos. The invitation was presented by…
18.04.2019 | 13:34
Ancient Christian manuscripts digitized at St. Catherine’s Monastery at the foot of Egypt’s Mount Sinai
ST. CATHERINE’S, EGYPT – (Reuters) – At St. Catherine’s Monastery at the foot of Egypt’s Mount Sinai, the silence in the library is broken only by low electrical humming, as an early manuscript is bathed in green light. A team from Greece are photographing thousands of fragile manuscripts, including some of the earliest copies of…
18.04.2019 | 13:30
UOL Lenten Retreat Takes Place in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
The UOL Lenten Retreat took place on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at St. Francis Center for Renewal in Bethlehem, PA. For the last several years the UOL has worked with ACRY (American Carpatho-Russian Youth) in hosting the retreat. The retreat was a huge success with one hundred and twenty seven participants. The event is truly…
17.04.2019 | 15:04
Lenten Retreat in Steelton
The crisp, clear spring morning greeted the pilgrims pleasantly as they approached St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church in Steelton, PA. The goal was to grow in Christ through education and prayer. Father Christopher welcomed around 20 faithful from the Harrisburg area to a retreat entitled: The Arena -The Battle of Great Lent. Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos,…
17.04.2019 | 14:47
Eastern Diocese Clergy Confession and Seminar in Philadelphia
From April 3 – 4, 2019 the St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church of Philadelphia was honored with a blessing from His Grace, Bishop Irinej, to host (for the first time in the parish’s history) the annual Diocesan Clergy Confession and Seminar. Along with His Grace, Bishop Irinej, brethren clergy from throughout our Diocese and clergy…
