Patriarch John X of Antioch received the head of the Austrian diplomatic mission in Syria, Ambassador Peter Krois at the Patriarchal Headquarters in Damascus. doxologiainfonews.com

Metropolitan Athenagoras of Belgium received at the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Rotterdam the new Ambassador of Greece to the Netherlands, Aikaterina Gini, οn Sunday, January 23, 2022. The Metropolitan, after welcoming the new Ambassador, wished her well for this new beginning and recalled the good cooperation that existed in the past, when the new…

His Grace Bishop Siluan began staff development week with prayers for our principal, teachers and ancillary staff. His Grace welcomed three new teachers to St Sava College and wished Principal Mrs Anne Nicolaou a prosperous week of planning and organisation in anticipation of the return of our beloved children to the classroom next week. With…

The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, over the weekend cut the New Year’s “vasilopita” pie – a Greek Orthodox tradition – at the Archdiocesan District Choir Federation at the St. Paraskevi Cathedral in Greenlawn, New York. In a brief address, His Eminence noted that “…This New Year of 2022 has begun with equal measures…

The Church today venerates Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople, also known as St. Gregory Nazianzus. Orthodoxy commemorates this great Church Father and Teacher, as one of the most important saints of Christian theology. St. Gregory was born in 330 in Nazianzus, Cappadocia, of Asia Minor. His father was Bishop of Nazianzus, whose name was…

A particularly intense snow storm throughout much of south-central Greece, beginning after noon on Monday, resulted in numerous closed roadways, downed power lines and an obligatory general holiday today, Tuesday. The general holiday, affecting the private sector as well, was extended to Wednesday for the greater Athens area, the Dodecanese islands, the Cyclades isles and…

The administrative body (Iera Epistasia or Holy Executive) composed of representatives of all of Mount Athos’ monasteries, on Tuesday issued an official response to various media reports of late claiming a surge in the number of Covid-19 infections and serious cases on the Holy Community. The statement first clarifies that “isolated voices” of certain monks,…

According to the readers of the Penza Pravda newspaper, Fr. Viktor Storozhev is among the most memorable people of 2021. Fr. Viktor, who was featured in the newspaper last year, was the first Penza priest to start serving COVID patients in the “red zone.” The paper announced the results of its Heroes of the Year…

The cell in the Stânisoara Mountains in Romania where the great Elder Cleopa (Ilie) struggled in asceticism for many years, concealing himself from the communist regime, was solemnly consecrated last month on the anniversary of his repose. Now, the Archdiocese of Suceava is moving ahead with plans to build a hermitage there. Elder Cleopa is…