His Holliness Porfirije, the Serbian Patriarch, received Sir Stuart Peach, the British Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for the Western Balkans, in the Patriarchal Palace in Belgrade, on 9 February 2022. In a cordial, friendly and open conversation, His Holiness Patriarch reminded that the all-round development of Serbian-British relations especially strengthens the cordial relationship that traditionally…

On January 29, Holy Transfiguration Church in the Russian village of Kadnitsy, Nizhny Novgorod Province, saw its first service in nearly nine decades. The church, built in 1854, was the first stone church in the village. It stands on the steep bank of the Volga River, where the high bell tower served as a beacon…

The Mavrogheni Church in Bucharest will soon be home to a center for children with Down Syndrome and autism. The foundation of the center was consecrated on Wednesday by parish priests Fr. Radu Petre Mureșan and Fr. Ioan Jucan. “The joy permanently manifested by these children shows the presence of the Holy Spirit,” says Fr….

1st Digital Fellowship with Elder Ephraim Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Vatopaidi, Mount Athos and Youth and Religious Teachers from the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada Saturday the 12th of February 2022 at 20:00 Greek time (13:00 EST) Dear colleagues We are writing to inform you about the 1st Digital Fellowship with Elder Ephraim…

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, sent a message of congratulations to His Beatitude Patriarch John X of the Great Antioch and All the East on the anniversary of his enthronement The congratulatory message reads as follows: His Beatitude John X Patriarch of the Great…

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia congratulated His Beatitude Patriarch John X of the Great Antioch and All the East on the anniversary of his enthronement: HIS BEATITUDE JOHN X PATRIARCH OF THE GREAT ANTIOCH AND ALL THE EAST Your Beatitude, Beloved in the Lord Brother and Concelebrant, Please accept my heartfelt…

“In Peace, let us pray to the Lord” – The Litany of Peace or Great Litany (5.12.2021) After the doxology: “Blessed is the Kingdom of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”, with which the Divine Liturgy begins, the Deacon (if there is no Priest) addresses the congregation with a series…

NEW YORK – On Tuesday, February 8, 2022, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America convened the Holy Eparchial Synod’s first regular meeting of the new year via video conference. During this meeting, the Archbishop extended wishes for the beginning of the new year and thanked the Hierarchs of the Synod for their contribution to the…

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre for Hellenic Studies at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada, in collaboration with the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad and Public Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic and in partnership with the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, is pleased to announce the release of new Staellinika…