What is happening in Ukraine is regrettable and threatens to trigger greater divisions in the Orthodox world, believes His Eminence Metropolitan Nektarios of Corfu, Paxoi, and the Diapontian Islands. Met. Nektarios discussed the ongoing crisis situation in Ukraine created by Constantinople’s intervention there with His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev), the head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s…

Montenegrin President Milo Đukanović has said that the country wishes to follow Ukraine’s lead and will seek formal autocephaly (independence) for its Orthodox church. “The Serbian Orthodox Church is very persistently undermining Montenegrin independence,” Mr Đukanović told TV station RTCG. “I believe that it is necessary to continue the work of restoring the autocephalous Montenegrin…

GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESE OF AUSTRALIA CHRISTMAS ENCYCLICAL 2018 STYLIANOS By God’s Mercy Archbishop of Australia   To all Clergy and the faithful of our Archdiocese Brother concelebrants and children in the Lord, “Christ is born, glorify Him!” Thus we have been chanting for centuries every year in our Churches. But it seems that we have…

On 20 December 2018, Divine Liturgy was celebrated on St. Nicholas Island located in the Turkish Gulf of Fethiye. Rev. Georgy Sergeyev, rector of Ss Constantine and Helen church in Istanbul who cares for the Russian-speaking believers in the Republic of Turkey, officiated. A group of pilgrims from the Pskov and St. Petersburg metropolias attended….

In the midst of the Christmas celebration at St. Demetrios in Astoria on December 20, the school’s tremendous prospects for further development through the $25 million donation from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) were noted by Chairman of the School Board Nick Andriotis. In his remarks, he noted how the donation will help the school…

It’s another boondoggle at the World Trade Center site, and this time the Port Authority wants to play the white knight. The bi-state agency, which took 12 years and spent $4 billion to build the Oculus transportation hub, is ready to step in and rescue a half-built Greek Orthodox church and shrine at the corner…

The actions of the Patriarchate in Constantinople in Ukraine over the past few months could have disastrous consequences for the future of all Orthodoxy, His Eminence Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro and the Littoral said during the Sunday service in the Church of St. Nicholas in Bandić, Montenegro. The love of power is one of the…

President Pyotr Poroshenko has signed into law a bill compelling the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to specify its affiliation with the Russian Orthodox Church in its name, a statement on the presidential website said. The bill “On changes to the Ukrainian law on the freedom of conscience and religious organizations,” approved by parliament on December 20,…

Despite the authorities’ pressure on the Church, the UOC maintains a positive trend by all statistical indicators. Compared to 2017, the number of parishes of the UOC has increased. This is evidenced by data published in the report of the UOC Chancellor Metropolitan Anthony of Borispol and Brovary. In 2018, the number of parishes of…