The Theological School of Halki congratulated the newly elected Bishop Paisios of Xanthoupolis. Via an announcement that was issued today, Bishop Kassianos of Arabissos and the Theological School of Halki wished Bishop Paisios of Xanthoupolis a long, and fruitful service to the glory of God and the blessing of the Great Church of Jesus Christ,…

On 4 June 2022 the Orthodox faithful of Sydney were saddened to hear that sister Agatha, of Holy Cross Monastery, Mangrove Mountain, NSW, had reposed in the Lord. Holy Cross Monastery announced, ’with much pain of heart but with hope and trust in our All-Merciful Lord, we announce that our beloved sister Agatha, after living…

“The spiritual life in different eras presents an alternation and a flexibility, depending on the salvific needs of the people and the relevant temporal specifics. In the past, extreme stress on the body was very normal and widespread […] Today, however, people need another form of necrosis. We need to get rid of modern stimuli,…

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,…