The Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania will remain by the side of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, His Beatitude Anastasios, emphasized on Saturday, in reference the distressing inter-Orthodox situation following the granting of the Tomos of autocephaly to the Orthodox Church of the Ukraine by the latter. In…

  A significant pre-Christian necropolis was excavated by archaeologists in Kiev, Ukraine, during works to construct a new pedestrian bridge, near the monument of St. Vladimir.  

  A spiritual evening in honor of St. Nektarios of Aegina will be held on April 2 in Belgrade, organized by the Serbian chapter of the International Foundation for the Unity of Orthodox Christian Nations (IFUOCN) and the Russian Cultural Center. The event has received the blessing of the Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church,…

  More than 500 parishes previously affiliated to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate have joined the autocephalous Orthodox Church of the Ukraine, an announcement by the latter stated.  

The Council of State, the highest administrative court in Greece, has rejected an appeal to allow the consecration of a new Orthodox church in the inner city Athens district of Votanikos, close to where an under-construction mosque is located. According to the reasoning of the high court ruling, the establishment and operation of new Orthodox…

  The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Demetrios, on Thursday received visiting Greek Defense Minister Evangelos Apostolakis at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America’s seat in New York City. The meeting was described as a courtesy visit. Nevertheless, the Greek minister briefed His Eminence over the latest developments in the eastern Mediterranean and Greece’s role,…

  Greek Orthodox faithful flocked to the Annunciation Cathedral in Sydney this week, where the body of the late Archbishop of Australia, Stylianos, lay in state. In Rethymno, Crete, the birthplace of the late hierarch, a period of mourning was declared, with flags flying at half-staff at churches and monasteries. A funeral toll will be…

New York City’s eminent Fordham University brought together its founders, scholars and biggest benefactors on monday, march 25, 2019 for Fordham’s signature annual fundraising event: the 18th annual Fordham Founder’s Dinner. The gala raised nearly $2.6 million for the Founder’s Undergraduate Scholarship Fund—the second highest amount in Founder’s history. More than 1,000 alumni and friends…

On the second Sunday of Great Lent, March 24, 2019, His Grace Bishop Maxim served the Divine Hierachical Liturgy at the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos Church in Orange County. Concelebrating with His Grace were Fr. Blasko Paraklis and Deacon Vladan Radovanovic. The parish faithful welcomed their bishop in front of the church and…