The Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi has released the edition “The Divine Liturgy Based on the Rites of the Mount Athos Monastery of Vatopedi.” The purpose of the latest edition by the venerable monastery is to present more information on the Holy Service as based on the centuries-old rite and liturgical traditions of Vatopedi….

More than 250 athletes from Greece and abroad took part in the sixth annual 10-kilometer race in Pieria prefecture, entitled “The Passing of the Apostle Paul”, held in commemoration of the Apostle of Nations’ missionary journey through the region. The start of the race was given by the Metropolitan of Katerini and Platamonas, His Eminence…

The first con-celebratory Orthros since the canonization of new ethnomartyr Ananias Labardis, Metropolitan of Lakedemonia, took place on Monday at the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Evangelist, in the city of Sparta, officiated by the Metropolitan of Sparta, His Eminence Efstathios. The Sacred and Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate this month announced the canonization of…

The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II, over the weekend officiated at the 65th mass baptism of infants, held at the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in the capital of Georgia, Tbilisi. Some 1,600 infants were baptized into the Orthodox faith, with the number of baptisms receiving the direct blessing…

Hundreds of faithful, including children and young people dressed in tradition attire, greeted the Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Porfirije, during the latter’s visit to the historic Monastery of the Nativity of the Holy Mother of God, built on the banks of sparkling Lake Ohrid. The Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church was received by…

The Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, His Beatitude John X, this week received the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches, Dr. Michel Abs, and members of a council delegation, at the Monastery of Balamand, the Patriarchate’s see in Lebanon. Discussions revolved directly on the threats faced by the Christians in…

The Church today venerates the memory of Julian the Martyr of Tarsus.

Реставраторы корректируют проект восстановления церкви иконы Божией Матери “Одигитрия” на территории подворья Псково-Печерского монастыря в Пскове. Об этом Псковской Ленте Новостей сообщили АНО «Возрождение объектов культурного наследия в городе Пскове (Псковской области)». «Выполняется корректировка эскизного проекта реставрации в соответствиями с замечаниями и предложениями научно-методического совета», — отметили в организации. Также выполняется дообследование храма (устройство шурфов…

By the grace of God, after the forced cessation of about two and a half years due to the pandemic, the common Agape meals in the Parishes of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea have resumed. In the Parish e.g. of the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Seoul, after the Divine Liturgy of All Saints’ Sunday,…