The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All-Holiness Bartholomew I, continued a historic official and pastoral visit this week to the Baltic country of Lithuania. One of the highlights of the visit was the signing of an agreement defining and encouraging closer ties and cooperation in areas of common interest. His All Holiness signed the agreement…

The Church today venerates the memory of Basil the Holy Martyr of Ancyra. Today is also the feast day of Euthemios the New Martyr.

Cosmin Barabaș, a gendarme in the county of Maramureș in northern Romania, attained his 101st blood donation milestone as part of the Romanian Patriarchate’s “Donate blood, save a life!” campaign. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel presented the gendarme with the “Sanctus Stephanus Magnus” Order of the Romanian Patriarchate as a token of gratitude for his dedication….

Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploieşti consecrated on Monday a social centre for the elderly near Bucharest, in the Romanian city of Ploieşti. The centre, a joint project of the parish and the Archdiocese of Bucharest will serve 105 beneficiaries, offering a social canteen and home care services. His Eminence Varlaam emphasized that the centre’s…

“Who will defend the unborn babies from the crimes that are committed with every abortion and who will fight for the right to life of every unborn child, if not the Christian Church in which Christ is an Infant – Christ in the family – Christ the Teacher – Christ the Healer – Christ suffering…

Last week, His Eminence Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia met with His Excellency Cristian Leon Țurcanu, Romania’s Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova. Ambassador praised the efforts made by the Metropolis of Bessarabia in the spheres of philanthropy and culture. Metropolitan Petru thanked Ambassador Țurcanu for the assistance provided by the Romanian government through its embassy…

On 19 March 2023, the Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross, the Abbot of the Holy Monastery Esphigmenou of Mount Athos, Archimandrite Bartholomew, Fathers of the Esphigmenou Monastery, along with the Abbot of the Holy Monastery of the Holy Anargyroi in Pernik, Bulgaria, Archimandrite Nikanor, all con-celebrated the Divine Liturgy which took place…

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A new Orthodox church dedicated to St. Eleftherios was built in the town of Rukoma, in extreme northwest Tanzania, with donations from the parishes of St. Eleftherios in the Acharnon district of central Athens, and the same-name parish in the Gyzi district, also in Athens. The previous small chapel of St. Eleftherios, at the same…