On Tuesday morning 22 September/ 5 October 2021, the tonsure of two novice monks was observed by His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos at the chapel of Pentecost in the Patriarchate Headquarters. The new monks are Mr Athanasios Kirmitsakis, who has been serving at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for the…

The meetings of the Holy Antiochian Synod are launched in Balamand, chaired by His Beatitude Patriarch John X, and attended by Their Eminences the Metropolitans, members of the Synod, after a halt of two years due to the Corona pandemic. It is noteworthy that the agenda of the Synod will deal with many church issues,…

Following on a number of agreements with local probation services, the Archdiocese of Bucharest of the Romanian Orthodox Church is actively assisting convicts in the process of social reintegration. The Archdiocese signed an agreement with the Bucharest Probation Service and the Ilfov County Probation Service in December, and yesterday, it signed another collaboration protocol with…

According to a statement from the Metropolis of Larissa, the Church of Greece is considering the canonization of one of his former hierarchs, Metropolitan Theologos, who was unjustly deposed in 1974 together with a number of other hierarchs. The statement from the Metropolis reads: His Eminence Metropolitan Ieronymos of Larissa and Tyrnavos feels the need…

The award-winning film “Man of God”, based on the life and works of St. Nektarios of Aegina, will debut in Russia on Oct. 10, and with a Russian language voiceover. The international production, written and directed by Yelena Popovic, will premiere in the country at the Karo Oktyabr movie theater in Moscow, before opening in…

WASHINGTON DC – The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America convened in person for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, in Washington, D.C. October 2-5 for its 10th Anniversary Meeting. This is the first in-person meeting presided over by Archbishop Elpidophoros. Twenty-nine Hierarchs participated in-person and…

The Russian Church’s Metropolitan of Volokolamsk, His Eminence Hilarion, this week spoke about his travels to the strife-plagued province of Kosovo and Metohija, on the sidelines of a program called “Church and Peace”. His Eminence said he saw with his own eyes the consequences from the conflict in Kosovo. Hilarion, who is the chairman of…

The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, on Tuesday delivered the opening address at the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States, which is taking place in Bethesda, Maryland. Among others, the Archbishop noted that “…Our Assembly has a deep and abiding responsibility to be a unified voice defending the traditions of the…

The Metropolitan of Larissa and Tyrnavos, His Eminence Ieronymos, this week spoke on the reactions that the Metropolis faced after a vaccination unit was set up outside the cathedral of St. Achillios, in Larissa. His Eminence said that in a city of 250,000 a mere 30 people participated in the protest.