Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his defense minister to impose a 36-hour ceasefire on the Ukrainian war front in order to coincide with the celebration of Christmas, as based on the Julian calendar, which is followed by the Russian Orthodox Church. The decision by the Kremlin was reportedly in response to a request for…

The Church today commemorates the great feast day of the Theophany of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The Theophany is also known as the Epiphany. According to the Gospels, about the beginning of our Lord’s 30th year, John the Forerunner, who had lived in the wilderness since childhood, received a command from God and…

With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop of Australia, the Archdiocesan District of Adelaide will celebrate another major milestone with the inauguration of a new parish, with a mission specifically aimed at bringing English-speakers to the Faith. The Parish will be fittingly dedicated to the recently-canonised St Sophrony of Essex – a modern western saint….

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The Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, His Beatitude John X, on Tuesday received Archimandrite Phillip, a representative of the Russian Orthodox Church, at the Patriarch see in Damascus. Discussion on a wide variety of topics took place, particularly on cooperation and interaction between the Antioch Patriarchate and the Russian Orthodox Church delegation in…

The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II, on Wednesday commemorated his 90th birthday at the Patriarchal residence in Tbilisi. Government officials, representatives of various sectors of society and Primates of foreign Churches conveyed their congratulations to the Patriarch. Among those who visited the Patriarch was the Caucasus country’s prime minister, Irakli…

The Elder Archimandrite Dositheos Kannelos, the founder and Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Tattarni, in Evritania prefecture, reposed in the Lord this week at the age of 87. The Elder Dositheos was distinguished for cultivating brotherly relations between the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and the central Greece monastery. The beloved Archimandrite was also associated…

Israel’s central bureau of statistics recently reported that approximately 185,000 Christians live in country, where they comprise about 1.9 percent of the state of Israel’s population. Additionally, the statistics service, in a publication released on Christmas Eve last month, said the Christian population grew by 2 percent in 2021. Moreover, 75.8 percent of Christians in…

The Church today observes the Eve of the Theophany of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Today is also the feast day of Theopemptos, Bishop of Nicomedea, and Theonas, the Martyrs.