The arrival in Canada of a Pakistani Christian woman who spent years on the death row in her native country after being wrongly condemned for blasphemy again shifted the focus on the dire conditions faced by Christians in that predominantly Muslim country. At present, some 218 Pakistani Christian women are believed to be held in…

The Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Novi Sad and Backa, His Grace Irinej, this week expressed concern over the situation in Kosovo, specifically, in the Balkans, and in general with what he called the continued strengthening of the Muslim element in the region. He spoke at a conference on the future of Europe. “We should not…

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, on Wednesday, the eve of Victory Day, called on the Russians to be so strong, as he said, that the enemies will not even think about starting a war. “We must be strong so that no enemy enters our land ever again. We must be…

The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Most Godly Beatitude Theophilus III, on Wednesday presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Romanian Orthodox Cathedral of St. George, in service for the Romanian Orthodox faithful in the Holy Land, and with several high-ranking hierarchs co-presiding.

The Metropolitan of Nea Ionia and Philadelphia, His Eminence Gabriel, on Wednesday afternoon laid the cornerstone for the construction of a new medical complex in the northwest Athens district. Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, as well as Athens Regional Governor. Rena Dourou was also on hand for the ceremony. The Athens…

The Chargé d’affaires at the US Embassy in Ankara, Jeffery Hove-ni-er, and Embassy Consul General Jennifer Davis, will visit the Theological School of Halki today, one of the Princes islands in the Sea of ​​Marmara . The Ecumenical Patriarchate’s renowned seminary was closed by Turkish authorities in 1971, despite the international pressure to reopen it….

The Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Holy Synod on Thursday unanimously elected the Bishop of Christoupolis, His Grace Makarios, as the new Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Australia. An Archimandrite of the Ecumenical Throne, Makarios Griniezakis, was born in Heraklion, Crete in 1973. He completed his early education in Crete and the Athens Rizarios Ecclesiastical School. His Grace Makarios…

Article by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, published on the ‘Jesus’ Orthodox Internet portal. The 6th of May marked four months since Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople signed the “Tomos” of autocephaly of the “Orthodox church of Ukraine,” according to which Yepifany Dumenko was appointed the head…

The persecution of Christians in parts of the world is at near “genocide” levels, according to a report published by BBC. The review estimated that one in three people suffer from religious persecution. Christians were the most persecuted religious group, it found. The interim report said the main impact of “genocidal acts against Christians is…