CHESTERTON, IN – John Maddex, co-founder and CEO of Ancient Faith Ministries (AFM), will retire in July 2023, the ministry has announced. John and his wife Tonya co-founded Ancient Faith Radio and oversaw the company’s merger with Conciliar Press, leading to the formation of the present-day organization, of which John was the first CEO. AFM…

On Monday, May 31/ June 13 2022, the feast of the Holy Spirit was celebrated at the Church of the Holy Trinity of the Russian MISSIA of the Moscow Patriarchate, which is located in the New City of Jerusalem not far away from New Gate. In this marvellous Church, the Divine Liturgy was officiated by…

On Monday, May 31/June 13,2022, the feast of the Holy Spirit was celebrated according to the book of Pentecostarion. The Church dedicates this day especially to the Holy Spirit, as He came down in the form of tongues of fire on the disciples’ heads and enlightened and strengthened them to preach the marvels of God…

The Feast of Pentecost was celebrated on Sunday, May 30/ June 12, 2022, at the Patriarchate. On this feast, the whole Church and especially the Church of Jerusalem commemorates in joy, gleefulness and doxology that fifty days after the Lord’s Resurrection, and ten days after the Ascension, the Lord, Who had ascended in the heavens…

His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia presented His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew with a commemorative album dedicated to the Patriarchal visit to Stockholm that took place in Fall 2019. Metropolitan Cleopas, who had an audience with His All-Holiness on Thursday, June 9, 2022, informed him of the ministry taking place in the…

In the Church of Protatos in Karyes the bells have been ringing joyfully since this morning for the change of the Supervisory Committee (Holy Epistasia) that takes place every year on this day. Fr. George Vatopedinos handed over to Fr. Christophoros from the Holy Monastery of Iviron, while Fr. Theophilos from the Monastery of Pantokrator,…

The Great and Holy Feast of Pentecost was celebrated with brightness in the capital of Tasmania, Hobart, at the Church of Saint George the Great Martyr. The festal Services of Matins, The Divine Liturgy and the Vespers of the Holy Spirit (Kneeling Vespers) were officiated by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, accompanied by His…

Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Today, my friends, we address the Holy Spirit most directly in our hymns and spiritual songs: Σῶσον ἡμᾶς, Παράκλητε ἀγαθέ, ψάλλοντάς σοι· Ἀλληλούϊα. Save us, O Good Paraclete, who chant to You, Alleluia! When we call the Holy Spirit, “Paraclete,” we call the Spirit by the same name that our…

On Thursday, June 9, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew received His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America and participants of the second GOARCH Centennial Pilgrimage in Constantinople. “We are looking forward to receiving you again and again during this year of celebration of the Centennial of the Archdiocese,” stated His All-Holiness. While he had not been…