On Tuesday, January 17, 2023 during the Great Hierarchical Vespers at St. Athanasios Greek Orthodox Church in Paramus, New Jersey, with the blessings of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, His Grace Bishop Apostolos of Medeia administered the Affirmation of Office to the board members of the Metropolis of New Jersey Northern New Jersey Young…

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Vatopedi publications has unveiled a new tome of homilies and addresses by the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy & Great Monastery of Vatopedi. The work comprises an Athonite testimony of man’s course towards the light of God.

The Metropolitan of Mesogea & Lavreotikis, His Eminence Nikolaos, on Tuesday blessed the annual cake-cutting ceremony for the new year at the Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of the Demokritos Research Center in northern Athens.

The Archbishop of Warsaw and Metropolitan of All Poland, His Beatitude Sawa, officiated at the Divine Liturgy, held Metropolitan Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos, the All-Holy Virgin Mary, in Warsaw. Prayers were offered during the liturgy for the prevalence of peace in Ukraine. In addressing the numerous congregants, His Beatitude spoke in Ukrainian,…

The newly enthroned Archbishop of Nova Justiniana and All Cyprus, His Beatitude Georgios, reminded that the Church does not forget the Turkish-occupied areas of the island republic. His Beatitude spoke on Tuesday evening during a reception at the Archdiocese in Nicosia, immediately after the ninth synaxis, or assembly, of the ecclesiastical committees of occupied parishes…

The Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, His Beatitude Theodoros II, concluded a visit to the Vatican this week by meeting with Egypt’s envoy to the city-state, Mahmoud Ali Talaat. A reception in honor of His Beatitude was later held by the International Trust of St. Gilles at a central Rome cathedral. Patriarch…

Hierarchs participating in the Assembly of Orthodox Bishops of France, under the chairmanship of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople’s Metropolitan of France, His Eminence Demetrios, expressed their firm and unwavering opposition to a draft bill related to the prospect of euthanasia. Meanwhile, thousands of people took to the streets of Paris on Sunday to protest…

His Eminence Former Metropolitan Panteleimon Kontogiannis of Belgium fell asleep in the lord on Tuesday morning, 24 January 2023, which was announced by the Holy Metropolis of Belgium. The late Metropolitan was the head of the Orthodox Church in Belgium for 31 years and ministered all these years as a member of the holy clergy…