His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, paid a visit to the Embassy of the United States of America in Cairo. His Beatitude was warmly welcomed to his home, within the grounds of the Embassy by the Chargé d’Affaires Mr. Thomas Goldberg, together with Mr. Patrick Collins, of the department…

Iraq has made Christmas Day a national holiday, its government confirmed yesterday. The Iraqi Cabinet approved an amendment to its national holidays law which creates a new official one ‘on the occasion of the birth of Jesus Christ’. Previously, Christmas Day had been designated as a religious break only for the Iraqi Christian community, but…

The Information Service of the Serbian Orthodox Church congratulates the feast of the Birth of the Divine God-Child to believers and clergy of the Christian Churches which celebrate Christmas according to Gregorian calendar and greets them with the traditional greeting: CHRIST IS BORN! – HE IS BORN INDEED!

41 years passed after the enthronement of Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II. The solemn church service on this occasion began yesterday, December 25, 2018 at 10:00 at Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta town. Georgian Patriarch received congratulations from members of the Holy Synod, representatives of the authorities and the believers. In…

Dearly Beloved in the Lord, The bells of the Churches of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Orthodox Church of the World will ring happily again this year to remind us that ‘The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Emmanuel, which means God is with us’ (Matt….

Please find below the pastoral letter sent by the members of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church on the Feast of the Nativity of the Lord 2018. Pastoral Letter of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church on the Nativity of the Lord 2018 “Today is coming about an unheard of mystery…

Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, called on the faithful to fight against all fear, keeping in mind that “Christ offers the effective antidote to the worry created by the virus of insecurity.” This is the message of Archbishop Anastasios on the occasion of Christmas 2018: In this era that pervasive uncertainty and…

The Russian Orthodox Church is prepared for a dialogue with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople but is not going to renounce the truth, Vladimir Legoyda, the head of the Synodal Department for Church, Society and Media Relations, said on RT. The Russian Orthodox Church is “extremely concerned about the situation in Ukraine in various fields,”…

Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Kirill has expressed condolences to Indonesian President Joko Widodo in connection with a devastating tsunami that killed hundreds of people, saying he would pray that those injured get well soon, the press service of the Moscow Patriarchate said on Monday. “I learned with deep sorrow about catastrophic consequences of…