The Holy Metropolis of Didymoteicho, Orestiada and Soufli, in extreme northeast Greece, this week announced the awarding of 40 scholarships to college students attending Greek universities. The resident Metropolitan, His Eminence Damaskinos, presented the scholarships to distinguished students on Tuesday, during a festal event at the Diocese of Orestiada’s ceremonial hall.

The number of visitors at the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at Ground Zero, in Manhattan, continues to grow. More than 1,150 visitors alone toured the iconic Orthodox Church on Monday, the first weekday of the new year.

Nearly 400 incidents against the Orthodox places of worship and ecclesiastical sites in the country were recorded in 2021, according to an annual report released by the relevant ministry of education and religious affairs. The number of incidents, 378, is slightly down from 404 reported in 2020. Incidents includes all types of vandalism, break-ins, thefts,…

The Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cyprus to the United Nations, Amb. Andreas Hadji-chrysanthou, has sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, denouncing what he charges are Turkish violations of the island republic’s national air and maritime space between the months of January and August 2022. The top Cypriot diplomat’s letter reminds that…

The Church today venerates the memory of the 70 Disciples and Apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. Today is also the feast day of Nikephoros the Leper. A feature has been posted today on the life and tribulations of this 20th century saint, as well as scenes from the dedication of the Church of St….

Two great anniversaries connected with the New Martyr St. Thaddeus (Uspensky) of Tver were celebrated in the Tver Metropolis on his feast day this year. A host of hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church came together at the Ascension Cathedral in Tver to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the martyrdom and the 150th anniversary of…

In his capacity as Chairman of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States, Archbishop Elpidophoros of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding the ban on His Holiness Patriarch Porfirije of the Serbian Church entering Kosovo. The Pristina authorities announced the…

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, addressed a message of congratulation to Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia at his 90th Birthday. Bucharest, 4 January 2023 His Beatitude Ilia II, Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi, Metropolitan of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia, Catholicos Patriarch of All Georgia Your Beatitude, On the occasion of your 90th…

The Pool of Siloam is located in the southern part of the City of David in Israel and in the area of ​​the Walls of Jerusalem National Park The Pool of Siloam in Israel opens to the public after 2,700 years. The biblical site will be excavated and open its gates to the world. The…