Over the two days of Tuesday and Wednesday, 29 and 30 November 2022, the Holy Church of Saint Andrew the Apostle in the suburb of Sunshine of Melbourne celebrated its patronal feast day. The divine services were presided over and officiated by His Grace Bishop Evmenios of Kerasounta, Archiepiscopal Vicar of the Archdiocesan District of…

November 30, 2022 “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace” -Isaiah 9:6 Dear Reverend Clergy, Parish Council Members, and Parishioners, As we continue…

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The Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Metropolitan of Korea and Exarch of Japan, His Eminence Ambrosios, together with clergy of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea on Friday participated in a prayer service and peaceful protest against the war in Ukraine.

The award-winning film “Man of God”, premiered in Bucharest on Tuesday evening. During a press conference before the screening, Fr. Nicolae Dascălu, the representative of the Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, bestowed the Order of the Praying Theotokos – the Virgin Orans – to Yelena Popovic, the director and screenwriter of the film,…

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, on Tuesday received the ambassador of Lebanon to Russia, Chawki Bou Nassar, at the Danilov Monastery of Moscow. The Primate of the Moscow Patriarchate referred to the fraternal relations between the Orthodox Christians of Russia and Lebanon, adding that the Russian Orthodox Church is ready…

The Patriarchate of Jerusalem on Tuesday commemorated the Holy New Martyr Philoumenos, who suffered a martyr’s death at the shrine of Jacob’s Well in November 1979, where he served as Hegoumen, or abbot. St. Philoumenos, as a new martyr, was included in the Hagiologion, the ecclesiastical calendar presenting all the saints in the order of…

The Church today venerates the memory of Andrew the First-Called Apostle. After the Ascension of the Savior, Andrew preached in various lands; and having suffered many torments for His Name’s sake, died in ancient Patras, where he was crucified on a cross in the shape of an “X,” the first letter of “Christ” in the…

STOCKHOLM — The Holy Metropolis of Sweden and All Scandinavia recently received two decisions by Kammarkollegiet (the Swedish Authority responsible for registering new parishes), reaffirming the establishment of its two new parishes in Borås and Jönköping. The parish in Borås is named “Panagia Parish,” while the parish in Jönköping is named “Sts. Constantine & Helen…