The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Irinej, this week toured the historic Gračanica Monastery, which is located 10 kilometers south of the city of Pristina, in Kosovo & Metohija. His Holiness was received by the Bishop of Raška and Prizren, His Grace Teodosije, while later receiving a delegation of children and Orthodox faithful from Gračanica….

The Prime Minister of Georgia, Mamuka Baktadze visited the historic St. Anthimos Monastery in Bucharest this week. A delegation led by Bakhtadze was received by the Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Ploesti, His Grace Varlaam, who provided a guided tour of the monastery and its museum. The Romanian bishop referred to the excellent relations between the…

War-ravaged churches of Aleppo are being rebuilt, with the Christians in the north of the country ignoring threats and continued violence. An initiative by the Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East, with the assistance of the Russian Orthodox Church, is gradually rebuilding places of worship and schools. Despite the continued presence by various Islamist…

Five years have passed since the abduction of 230 school girls from a village in northeast Nigeria by the terrorist group Boko Haram. Most of the abducted school girls are Christian. In an extensive report, the group opendoorsusa talked with villagers, who expressed their hope and cited their prayers for a return of the kidnapped…

A massive blaze that swept through Notre Dame Cathedral on Monday afternoon has been deemed an “accident” — and is now fully extinguished, French officials said Tuesday. A team of 50 investigators is now working to pinpoint the cause of the fire, which destroyed parts of the iconic 12th-century structure. The fire burned for several…

Today, April 16, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the memory and works of Elder Amphilochios Makris of Patmos. Patmos is the eastern Aegean island where St. John the Theologian wrote the Book of Revelation and where St. Christodoulos founded the Monastery of St. John. The Elder Amphilochios, born Athanassios, worked to establish a commune that…

At the same time that a massive fire raged at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, a fire broke out on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem—a holy site for Christians, Jews, and Muslims. The fire occurred near Solomon’s Stables, also known as the Marwani Prayer Hall, at the corner where the southern and eastern walls meet,…

The world-famous Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris went up in flames yesterday at about 6:50 local time, stoking fears that the great architectural treasure of Western Christianity would be lost, and with it the precious relics housed inside. However, thanks to the brave efforts of Parisian firefighters, both the cathedral’s main structure and several of…

The Metropolitan of Lagada, His Eminence Ioannis, spoke at an event in the northern Greece Metropolis entitled “The Venerable Passions,” organized by the Metropolis and the Byzantine musical choir “The Apostle Paul”. The Metropolitan referred to the satisfaction a member of the Greek Orthodox Church enjoys in hearing and reading the Gospel in its original…