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…

The annual Greek Independence Day parade in Tarpon Springs Florida was again impressive this year, commencing after a Doxology service at the historic Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St. Nicholas, patron of seafarers, and officiated by His Grace Bishop Sevastianos. Parade marchers were cheered on by local residents, as US and Greek flags adorned the coastal…

A Trisagion memorial service was held today at the graves of the Venizelos family in western Crete, on the occasion of the 87th anniversary of the death of pre-eminent 20th century Greek statesman Eleftherios Venizelos. The memorial service was officiated by the resident Metropolitan of Kissamos and Selinos, His Eminence Amphilochios, and co-officiated by several…

The third part of a video has been posted today on the Orthodoxia news agency showing the Translation of an exact replica of the True Cross of Constantine the Great by the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, last December to the Romanian city of Iasi.   …