On the evening of Tuesday, August 17/30, 2022, there was an inspection of the conservation works of the floor of the Rotunda and the Seven Arches of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, completed by the Sapientia University of Rome. This inspection took place with the participation of the representatives of the three Major Communities,…

On the weekend of August 27 and 28, Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea along with Deacon Johan Park visited the parish of St. Dionysios in Ulsan. During their stay, they held meetings with the high school students of the parish. The topic of discussion was about the criteria of professional orientation. They also talked about church…

“Fifteen centuries after its foundation, the magnificent Byzantine Church of Hagia Sophia still hides secrets whose discovery causes surprise and admiration.” Now, the oldest structure of the entire Hagia Sophia complex in Istanbul has been opened. The existence of the structure, a three-room catacomb dating to the 4th century, has been known since 1946, but…

The government granted almost BGN 3.5 million in financial assistance for the completion of the renovation and reconstruction works of the eastern wing of the Zografou Monastery in Mount Athosthe Acting Minister of Culture Velislav Minekov announced today during the briefing to the Cabinet. The Bulgarian official stated that the funding was long overdue because…

The dimensions of the phenomenon of homelessness will be attempted to be highlighted by the “Five Loaves” Initiative, through an informative event it is organising in Melbourne, in which Eleni Andrianakis and Jody Murry will speak. During the event, issues related to homelessness will be discussed, including the phenomenon of “hidden homelessness”, as well as…

With the blessing of His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III, Patriarch of the Holy City, His Eminence Archbishop Christophoros of Jordan inaugurated Wednesday evening, August 31, a new kindergarten and a school of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem in Karak.   Jerusalem-Patriarchate

Another mass Baptism was recently celebrated in Tanzania. Such celebrations are a common occurrence throughout Africa, including in Tanzania. And with the blessing of Metropolitan Agathonikos of Arusha and Central Tanzania of the Patriarchate of Alexandria, another large group of catechumens have received Holy Illumination at the Kintamali Missionary Center, the St. Dionysios of Olympus…

28 августа, в праздник Успения Пресвятой Богородицы, викарий Сингапурской епархии епископ Джакартский Питирим совершил Божественную литургию на Успенском приходе в Сингапуре. Владыке сослужили клирики храма. В канун праздника иерарх совершил всенощное бдение и чин погребения плащаницы Божией Матери. Поздравив прихожан с престольным праздником, епископ Джакартский Питирим обратился к ним с архипастырским словом, сообщает сайт Патриаршего…

Since last year, the Nizhny Novgorod Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church has been hard at work preserving and rebuilding its many ruined churches. As previously reported, the Holy Transfiguration Church in the Nizhny Novgorod village of Kadnitsy saw its first service in nearly nine decades. The latest church to be revived is the Holy…