Hundreds of people attended the Great Blessing of Waters at Putna Monastery on this year’s feast of the Theophany of the Lord. The service was officiated by the monastery’s abbot, the Very Rev. Archimandrite Melchisedec…
Addressing the faithful at the patriarchal cathedral in Bucharest on the feast of the Theophany of the Lord, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel reflected on the connection between our baptism and the Baptism of the Lord.…
Five of the oldest Bulgarian monasteries, that have been declared monuments of culture – Bachkovski, Troyanski, Kremikovski, Kilifarevski and Plakovski, are expected to be renovated with European funds, the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works announced.…
Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa sent a message of peace and reconciliation to Libya. In addition, he wished that the Orthodox Churches in Tripoli and Benghazi would be reopened, Orthodox Times reports. The Head…
On the night of Christmas Eve, December 24, 2019 / January 6, 2020, the Episcopal Entourage came down in the Basilica through the Baptistery Gate, led by the Most Reverend Archbishop Methodios of Tabor, for…
More than 170 earthquake victims have been hosted by the Orthodox Monastery of St. Vlash (St. Blaise), in the Durres district of central coastal Albania, since a devastating quake struck the area on Nov. 26,…
With great sadness, the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada became aware of the recent tragic event of the UIA 752 crash that took place on January 8, 2020 near Tehran, carrying 176 passengers out of…
During an event, which was held on Friday, January 3, at Zografeion Lyceum, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew gave advice to the population of the Greek Diaspora, that is the youth and their parents, and then he…
A monument to St. Clement has been erected in Sevastopol at the site of his martyrdom, Orthochristian reports. The statue was erected at Cossack Bay at the site believed to be that of the great…
Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens visited today the “Athanasios Martinos 1 & 2” Protected Living Homes (PLH) for People with Intellectual Disabilities and People with Down Syndrome of the “Maria Kokkori” Foundation at Varnavas, Attica, Greece.…
With 2020 upon us, we share with you some of the most beautiful and liked posts on our Instagram page. In our four-year activity on Instagram, our page has grown to about 13,000 followers, which…
Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia celebrated on 04 January his 87th birthday. Ilia II, also transliterated as Ilya or Elijah (born January 4, 1933), is the current Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia and the spiritual leader…
His creations appear in traditional places — on the walls of apartment blocks and under bridges, but they depict either Jesus or the Virgin Mary. A huge graffiti face of Jesus Christ appeared in Moscow…
The New Year Day marked the beginning of the Solemn Year of Pastoral Ministry of Parents and Children and the Commemorative Year of Romanian Orthodox Philanthropists. Following the New Year Divine Liturgy presided over by…
The Patriarch of Romania stressed that it is more important to grow spiritually than biologically and materially at the start of the New Year. In his first homily of 2020, Patriarch Daniel offered his reflections…
In a special New Year’s Eve watch night service Tuesday, Patriarch Daniel offered a message encouraging people to see the liturgical time of the Church as a provision for eternal life. ‘The service officiated during…
Hundreds of people spent the New Year eve attending the watch night service at the Holy Emperors Cathedral in Bucharest. Bucharest’s Patriarchal Cathedral was crowded by those who wanted to offer prayers of thanksgiving together…
His Beatitude John X of Antioch celebrates on January 1st 2020 his 65th birthday. His Beatitude Patriarch John X was born in 1955 in the city of Lattakia, Syria. His father Mounah Yazigi was from…