The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, on Wednesday referred to an active participation and support for the Church’s ecclesiastical, educational and social work by Russian President Vladimir Putin. In a letter, His Holiness congratulated the Russian President on the occasion of the Defender of the Fatherland Day, which is commemorated today,…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday announced that he has cancelled plans to meet with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, in Geneva later this week, as Russia pressed ahead with the recognition of two separatist regions of Ukraine. Blinken told reporters that Russia’s actions indicated that Moscow was not serious about a diplomatic…

The Church today venerates the memory of Polycarp, the Holy Martyr & Bishop of Smyrna.  

His Eminence Metropolitan Jonah of Kamapala and All Uganda of the Patriarchate of Alexandria, who enjoyed respect throughout the Orthodox Church, reposed in the Lord last year in September. He was laid to rest later that month at St. Nicholas Cathedral in the Namungonna neighborhood of Kampala. At its January session, the Alexandrian Holy Synod…

Archbishop Elpidophoros of America will visit the city of Rhodopes in Greece. According to the program announced by the Holy Diocese of Maronia and Komotini on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at 17:00, there will be a Doxology for his reception. In particular, the Doxology will be performed at the Holy Cathedral of the Annunciation of…

On Saturday afternoon, February 19, 2022, Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden, delivered an online presentation entitled “Missionary work in the Northern Lands” at a Catechetical Conference hosted by the Church of Greece’s missionary arm Apostoliki Diakonia. Fr. Bartholomew Iatridis, Parish Priest of the St. George Cathedral of Stockholm, participated. Metropolitan Cleopas began his presentation by thanking…

On February 19 -20, 2022, His Grace Bishop Apostolos of Medeia visited the parish of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Wilmington, Delaware as the parish hosted their Annual GOYA Basketball Tournament attended by over 300 GOYAns from 9 area parishes. goarch.org

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The Metropolitan of Montenegro and All the Littoral, His Eminence Joanikije, on Monday officiated at a Divine Liturgy before an exodios funeral service for the reposed Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Kirilovac, Archimandrite Joel. His Eminence was joined by clerics, monks and many of the spiritual offspring of the reposed Elder for the funeral…