State Duma deputies, at a plenary session, adopted in the second and third readings a law aimed at protecting religious symbols of the main traditional faiths. The law was prepared by an inter-factional working group and received the support of all religious denominations in the Russian Federation. Amendments are being made to the Federal Law,…

“The greatest gift the Church offers believers is the knowledge of God,” emphasised Archimandrite Ephraim of Vatopedi in his sermon on Sunday at the outdoor altar of Bucharest’s Patriarchal Cathedral. Abbot Ephraim referenced the words of Jesus Christ on eternal life: “And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God,…

The Very Rev. Archimandrite Efrem Koutsou, Abbot of Vatopedi Monastery on Mount Athos, received the highest distinction of the Romanian Patriarchate, the Patriarchal Cross. The ceremony took place last Friday in the Hall of the Romanian Saints at the Patriarchal Residence, immediately after the reception of the relics of Saint John Chrysostom. The distinction was…

Membrii delegației din Sfântul Munte Athos, care au însoțit cinstitul Cap al Sfântului Ioan Gură de Aur la București, au primit ordine și distincții din partea Preafericitului Părinte Patriarh Daniel. Decernarea a avut loc într-un cadru solemn, în Sala „Consilium” a Palatului Patriarhiei, după evenimentul de lansare a Psaltirii de la Vatoped. Ordinul Sfântul Cuvios…

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel underlined that the Vatopedi Psalter “is the result of intensive cooperation between the fathers of Vatopedi Monastery on Mount Athos and a group of professors from the Faculty of Orthodox Theology ‘Patriarch Justinian’ of the University of Bucharest, under the coordination of the Reverend Professor Constantin Coman.” His Beatitude participated Tuesday…

Photos Courtesy: Slavonic.org On July 10, 2025, in the city of Hot Springs, Arkansas, a new church of the Slavic Vicariate, dedicated to the Icon of the Mother of God “Life-Giving Spring” held its Door Opening which was celebrated by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America. During his visit to Arkansas, the Archbishop also blessed…

For more than half of the 20th century, two men—equally dynamic yet distinctively gifted leaders—served as Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Among their many personal endeavors and accomplishments as clergymen, hierarchs, and stewards of Hellenic society and culture, Athenagoras (+1972) and Iakovos (+2005) shared an extensive interest and involvement in the ecumenical…

Patriarch John X , presiding over the Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Balamand : “We take pride in the University of Balamand and its Antiochian, Eastern mission—open to all communities.” Patriarch John X, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, presided over the meeting of the Board of…

The honourable skull of Saint John Chrysostom was brought to the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest from Mount Athos at midday on Friday, marking the summer feast of Saint Demetrius the New. “The presence of Saint John Chrysostom’s relics in Romania is not only an opportunity for veneration and prayer, but also a call to a…