The latest Orthodox Church Primate to issue a statement was the Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Porfirije, who said the Ukrainian invasion awoke painful memories of the war in the former Yugoslavia. His Holiness, officiating at a solemn Vespers at the St. Sava Cathedral in Belgrade, said peace was now imperative, calling on the faithful…

The war continued to rage in predominately Orthodox Ukraine for a 12th straight day on Monday  – a nightmarish development that has brought death and destruction to the Ukrainian people and shocked much of the world’s public opinion. Orthodox Primates from around the world have repeatedly implored for peace and an end to the warfare….

Today marks the beginning of Great and Holy Lent, the First Monday of Lent, also known as Clean Monday or Shrove Monday in Orthodoxy. Today is also the feast day of the seven Hieromartyrs of Cherson.

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Thirty-two years ago, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel was ordinated to the episcopate at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Timisoara. Patriarch Daniel, the sixth leader of the Romanian Orthodox Church, was born on 22 July 1951, in Dobreşti village, Bara commune, Timiş County, as the third child of teacher Alexie and his wife Stela Ciobotea. Between 1974…

Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, continued a tour of the country’s northeast Thrace region on Thursday, where among others he was presented with a volume on the history of the province. Local office-holders, in fact, requested from the visiting Archbishop a promotion of their border region in the United States.

The shocking and tragic events taking place in Ukraine, on the ninth day of a Russian invasion of the east European country, continued to dominate the world’s attention and concern. The specter of a nuclear nightmare emerged on Friday, when footage showed a fire, following an attack, on the massive Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in…

The Church today venerates the memory of Paul & his sister Juliana and their Companions. Today is also the feast day of Gerasimos, the Righteous of Jordan.

Persistence in serving the Lord can be seen in the entire life of Bishop Lavrentije of Sabac of blessed repose. Eighty-seven years of his life were laid on the altar of the Lord, Metropolitan Joanikije said. With the blessing of His Grace, Bishop Fotije of Zvornik-Tuzla and administrator of the Diocese of Sabac, His Eminence…