The Very Rev. Archimandrite Efrem Koutsou, Abbot of Vatopedi Monastery on Mount Athos, received the highest distinction of the Romanian Patriarchate, the Patriarchal Cross. The ceremony took place last Friday in the Hall of the Romanian Saints at the Patriarchal Residence, immediately after the reception of the relics of Saint John Chrysostom. The distinction was…

Membrii delegației din Sfântul Munte Athos, care au însoțit cinstitul Cap al Sfântului Ioan Gură de Aur la București, au primit ordine și distincții din partea Preafericitului Părinte Patriarh Daniel. Decernarea a avut loc într-un cadru solemn, în Sala „Consilium” a Palatului Patriarhiei, după evenimentul de lansare a Psaltirii de la Vatoped. Ordinul Sfântul Cuvios…

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel underlined that the Vatopedi Psalter “is the result of intensive cooperation between the fathers of Vatopedi Monastery on Mount Athos and a group of professors from the Faculty of Orthodox Theology ‘Patriarch Justinian’ of the University of Bucharest, under the coordination of the Reverend Professor Constantin Coman.” His Beatitude participated Tuesday…

Photos Courtesy: Slavonic.org On July 10, 2025, in the city of Hot Springs, Arkansas, a new church of the Slavic Vicariate, dedicated to the Icon of the Mother of God “Life-Giving Spring” held its Door Opening which was celebrated by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America. During his visit to Arkansas, the Archbishop also blessed…

For more than half of the 20th century, two men—equally dynamic yet distinctively gifted leaders—served as Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Among their many personal endeavors and accomplishments as clergymen, hierarchs, and stewards of Hellenic society and culture, Athenagoras (+1972) and Iakovos (+2005) shared an extensive interest and involvement in the ecumenical…

Patriarch John X , presiding over the Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Balamand : “We take pride in the University of Balamand and its Antiochian, Eastern mission—open to all communities.” Patriarch John X, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, presided over the meeting of the Board of…

The honourable skull of Saint John Chrysostom was brought to the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest from Mount Athos at midday on Friday, marking the summer feast of Saint Demetrius the New. “The presence of Saint John Chrysostom’s relics in Romania is not only an opportunity for veneration and prayer, but also a call to a…

On July 8, 2025, the Day of Family, Love, and Fidelity, the All-Russian Family Parade took place in many cities across Russia. From Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Kaliningrad, in regional capitals and small towns, hundreds of thousands of Russians—entire families spanning several generations—took to the streets to march in festive processions under the common slogan “Russia—a Family…

147 years ago, on July 7, 1878, the great Russian writer Feodor Dostoevsky first visited Optina Monastery, where his meeting with Optina elder St. Ambrose changed his life and brought meaning to his long spiritual search. For this reason, Optina monastery was chosen as the venue for the “Dostoevsky Days” festival. 2025 marked the fourth…