In Russia, the Metropolitan of Volokolamsk, His Eminence Hilarion, spoke about the significance of repentance and the tribulations that man faces during a lifetime. Hilarion, who is also the chairman of the department of external Church relations and a permanent member of the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Moscow, also referred to the Gospel…

This year’s Greek Independence Day parade down Fifth Avenue in Manhattan was hailed as one of the best-attended of recent years. The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Demetrios, expressed his gratitude to the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, while he also officially greeted members of Greece’s Presidential Guard, known as Evzones, presenting…

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The Patriarch of All Romania, His Holiness Daniel, spoke over the weekend on the importance of humility, and what he called the great temptation of today’s society, namely, a desire by people to dominate. The Romanian Patriarch explained that humility is decisive for the faithful to receive God’s grace.

The Metropolitan of Messinia, His Eminence Chrysostomos, this week echoed the Holy Synod’s position sensitive issue of Church-state relations, in the wake of the current Greek government’s insistence on changes, namely, that “… dialogue without ‘red lines’ and conditions is not a true dialogue, but a never-ending monologue.” His statement was included in an open…

The enthronements of three new Metropolitans of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece will take place this week. The three Metropolitans were elected by Church hierarchs at an extraordinary Holy Synod session on March 20. Specifically, the new Metropolitan of Glyfada, His Eminence Antonios, will be enthroned on Tuesday at the Sts. Constantine and Helen…

The sixth and last week of the Great and Holy Lent is called the “week of Palms” for the Orthodox Church. For the faithful, the last week of Lent is considered as the “silent week”, with one explanation being the absence of the celebratory Salutations for the Holy Theotokos, the Virgin Mary.

His Holiness the Patriarch visited the Holy Archangels Monastery not far from Prizren, foundation of Serbian Emperor Dusan, and got familiar with the renovation works of this great sanctuary that has been destroyed many time throughout the history. The Patriarch was welcomed by abbot Mihailo and his brotherhood. Patriarch Irinej then visited, according to his…

His Eminence Archbishop Daniel celebrated the Great Consecration of the Altar for the Venerable Job of Pochaiv Parish of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA in Los Alamos, NM on Akathist Saturday, April 13, 2019. Assisted by the pastor of the parish community Rev. Fr. Theophan Mackey and Very Rev. Fr. Gabriel Rochelle of…