Two men aged 42 and 22 years old have been arrested by Western Achaia police on charges of stealing valuables from a church and were due to go before a Patras public prosecutor on Sunday. The two men are accused of stealing gold votive offerings from an icon at Aghios Nikolaos Church in Spata on…

Despite the ongoing persecution and propaganda against the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church that is only increasing since December 15’s “unification council,” its dioceses are remaining faithful to it. A number of them have already openly expressed their support for the Church’s canonical status as a self-governing autonomous body and for their primate His Beatitude Metropolitan…

Archbishop Demetrios released the following encyclical for the feast of Saint Basil and the New Year 2019: I can do all things in Christ Who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13) January 1, 2019 Feast of Saint Basil and New Year To the Most Reverend Hierarchs, the Reverend Priests and Deacons, the Monks and Nuns, the Presidents…

At its session in the Patriarchal and Synodal Residence in St. Daniel Monastery in Moscow on December 28, 2018, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church considered the church affairs in Western European countries (Minutes No. 105) and countries in South-East Asia (Minutes No. 106). It was decided to form a Patriarchal Exarchate in…

On December 30, 2018, at its session the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church discussed the grave consequences of the anti-canonical and criminal invasion of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in the canonical territory of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Minutes No. 98). The Holy Synod has resolved to attest to its agreement with the assessment…

Montenegrin authorities have refused to extend the residency permits for more than 50 monastics and clergymen of the Serbian Orthodox Church, although they have been in the country with temporary permits for the past two years, reports the Belgrade newspaper Politika. News of the decision comes in the wake of President Milo Đukanović’s declaration that…

With the blessing of the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Ilia II, on December 31, January 1-2 it is allowed to eat fish while keeping Nativity Fast, – Archimandrite Demetre made this statement during the traditional Sunday Sermon in the Holy Trinity Cathedral. After the liturgy, the Metropolitan of Chiatura and Sachkhere, Archbishop Daniel, preached and…

Mathew 14:19 “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” As the norm initiated by His Eminence Metropolitan Jonah Lwanaga, every year on the 26th of December (literally referred to as the Boxing Day) immediately after celebrating the feast of the…

May 12 was declared the national holiday to mark the Day of Georgia’s presence under the auspices of Virgin Mary. The decision was made at the session of the Holy Synod of the Georgian Orthodox Church on December 27. “The Synod heard the report of the Metropolitan Daniel of Chiatura and Sachkhere about the Apostolic…