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The eighth episode of a Greek-language mini-series on the life and works of 20th century St. Paisios, entitled “from Farasa to the Heavens”, will air today on the Athens-based broadcaster Mega Channel. The mini-series so far has achieved the highest ratings in its specific evening slot. The series is a production of the St. Maximus…

The Metropolitan of Montenegro and All the Littoral, His Eminence Joanikije, this week received the French ambassador to the small Adriatic country, who briefed him on the French EU presidency’s initiatives for the western Balkans. The meeting took place at the Monastery of the Lavra of St. Simeon the Myrrh-bearer, near the capital of Podgorica.

The Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, this week referred to the apostolic and spiritual mission that clerics must exercise, as well as to the sacrament of penance. In a related development, the press office of the Romanian Patriarchate this week published details on the support provided by the Romanian Orthodox Church to Ukrainian…

Days after the Patriarchate of Jerusalem demanded that members of the extremist settlers’ group Ateret Cohanim abandon their illegal seizure of the Patriarchate-owned Little Petra Hotel, in the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem, members of the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem convened on Wednesday, under the chairmanship of His Most Godly Beatitude…

The Church today venerates the memory of Hypatios the Wonderworker, Bishop of Gangra, in northwest Asia Minor.

The times in which we live aren’t normal. It’s an era of great changes and realignments. We’re living in a world which is in a state of flux. Ideologies and religions are amalgamating and there’s certainly an overall atmosphere of confusion and questioning. So it would not be strange or unexpected if we were to…

The governor of Ukraine’s Chernihiv region said there is no let-up in attacks by the Russian military, despite its pledge to reduce activity there. The governor, Viacheslav Chaus, took to the Telegram messaging app to denounce Russia’s promise. On Tuesday, Russia said it would cut back operations around Chernihiv and the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. Air…

The last in a series of online sessions of a scholarly conference focusing on the Greek War of Independence concluded on Tuesday with the address by the Metropolitan of Nea Krinis and Kalamaria, His Eminence Ioustinos. The session was live-streamed by the Pemptousia platform. The Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great…