‘We wish you to celebrate your holy Ramadan feast with enthusiasm and love,’ says Patriarch Bartholomew Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew officiated a service Wednesday at the Saint John [the Theologian] Church in memory of the youngest apostle of Jesus and he wished Muslims success in Ramadan. The grave of the Bible writer Saint John is located…

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The Orthodoxia news agency this week hosts a feature on the Holy Monastery Pantokrator Tao, located in a mountain range north of Athens proper. The latter was founded in the 9th century A.D. as a monastery for men. During its long history, it has experienced both looting and destruction, but also periods of major progress.  During…

The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Irinej, this week venerated the memory of Great Martyr St. George at the Gomionica Monastery, located some 40 kilometers west of the Banja Luka, the capital of the Serbian Bosnian entity of Republika Srpska. The service was attended by the Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Banja Luka, His Grace Jefrem,…

Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who spent years on death row in the predominately Muslim country after being convicted of blasphemy, has left Pakistan, officials have confirmed. Her conviction was overturned last year by Pakistan’s Supreme Court. Bibi was originally convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting the prophet Muhammad in an argument…

The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia, this week presided over the 58th mass baptism of infants at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Tbilisi.  With several Georgian Orthodox Church priests assisting, the Georgian Patriarch became the Godparent to 777 infants, while he is the Godparent now to more than 38,500…

A closely watched Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate begins on Thursday at the Fanar-district Patriarchate of Constantinople — possibly one of the more important such sessions in recent memory. Decisions to be taken are judged as significant for Orthodoxy, and particularly for the Greek Orthodox faithful in three major internationals centers of Orthodoxy and…

On May 2, 2019, the festive vespers was celebrated at the church of Protomartyr George the Conqueror in Old Cairo. The solemn divine service timed for the commemoration day of St. George was presided over by His Beatitude Theodoros, Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa. His Beatitude was assisted by Metropolitan Nikodim of Memphis, Metropolitan…

The Cathedral of the Ascension, and parishioners in the central Greek port city of Volos, welcomed the arrival of a Holy Relic of St. Dionysius of Zakynthos, which was personally carried and delivered by the Metropolitan of Zakynthos, His Eminence Dionysius, a namesake of the saint, to the Metropolitan of Dimitriados, His Eminence Ignatios.