12 bible verses for Lent
Matthew 7:1 Judge not, that you be not judged. Matthew 6:16 Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to…
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HB Theodoros II celebrates his name day
HB Theodoros II celebrates Saturday his name day. Great Martyr Theodore the Tyro is the spiritual protector of the Pope and the Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa. His Beatitude (born Nicholas Horeftakis), was born…
Holy Synod meets for first working session in 2018, makes important decisions
The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church held this year’s first working session Thursday, February 15, at the Synodal Hall of the Patriarchal Residence, under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. During the…
Holy Synod elects two bishops for Romanian Diaspora
During its Thursday meeting, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church elected assistant bishops for two Romanian Dioceses in the Diaspora. The V. Rev. Archimandrite Atanasie Rusnac was elected assistant bishop to the Romanian…
The Great Lent Encyclical 2018 | Patriarch of Antioch: The Great Lent is the baptismal font which leads us to resurrection with Christ
By the Grace of God John X Patriarch of the Orthodox Church of Antioch To My brothers, the hierarchs and Shepherds of the Holy Church of Antioch My spiritual children throughout the Apostolic See My…
12 Years since the enthronement of HB Hieronymos II, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece
His Beatitude Hieronymos II celebrates on 16 February his 12th anniversary as Archbishop of Athens and All Greece. His Beatitude Hieronymos II born Ioannis Liapis in Oinofyta, Boeotia, in 1938, is a graduate of the…
Metr. Serafim at the beginning of Great Lent: Only by fasting does our hunger for God grow in us, and prayer enters the heart more easily
In his pastoral message addressed on the Sunday of Adam’s Expulsion from Paradise and the beginning of Great Lent, His Eminence Metropolitan Serafim of Germany urges faithful to observe the fast because only ‘thus does…
‘The Romanian Orthodox Church is the greatest philanthropist in terms of its contribution to social work’ – Patriarch Daniel during NCA meeting
In 2017, the Romanian Orthodox Church invested approximatively 24 million Euros in charity work. ‘Currently the Romanian Orthodox Church is the greatest philanthropist in terms of its contribution to social work,’ said Wednesday Patriarch Daniel…
National Church Council meets at the Patriarchal Residence, evaluates 2017 Church activity
The members of the National Church Council met Tuesday for their annual session under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. During the meeting held at the patriarchal residence in Bucharest, the Council evaluated the…
Ecumenical Patriarch to attend consecration of Romania’s National Cathedral
His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will attend the consecration of the Romanian Orthodox Church’s National Cathedral in Bucharest, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania announced at a meeting of the National Church Council at the…
HB Patriarch Theophilos III celebrates his 13th anniversary of episcopal consecration
His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III celebrates on 14 February 2018 his 13th anniversary of episcopal consecration. His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All Palestine (known in the world as Elias…
Grandpa Dobri has reposed in the Lord aged 103
The website of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church announced that Elder Dobri Dobrev, known around the world for his great love and sacrifice of charity to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and people, has reposed in the Lord. He…
In pictures: New Metropolitan of Symi ordained at the Ecumenical Patriarchate
His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew celebrated Sunday the Divine Liturgy at the St George Cathedral in the Phanar, during which Metropolitan-elect Chrysostom of Symi was ordained to the episcopate. During its February 7 working session,…
Video: Fr Makarios of Simonopetra launches new book on ‘Mystagogy of Great Lent’ in Paris
Hieromonk Makarios of Simonopetra launched Saturday his latest volume entitled Mystagogie du Grand Carême. Essai de théologie du temps liturgique (Mystagogy of Great Lent. A theological essay on liturgical time). Attending the event was His…
Patriarch John of Antioch: Churches are restored in Syria despite the war
In an interview with Russia’s international news agency RIA, His Beatitude John, Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, speaks about the current situation in Syria and the restoration of the country’s places of worship. He…
Patriarchate of Alexandria establishes online Theological Academy of St Mark
His Beatitude Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria and all of Africa last month announced that online courses of Orthodox theology will be available at the St. Mark’s Academy of the Patriarchate of Alexandria. According to the…
Greek Archbishop of America receives the highest distinction in the Orthodox Church of Cyprus, the gold medal of St. Barnabas
Visiting Nicosia, at the invitation of His Beatitude Archbishop Chrysostomos, Archbishop Demetrios of America received on Sunday the highest distinction in the Orthodox Church of Cyprus, the gold medal of St. Barnabas, in a ceremony…
Ordination and enthronement dates for Metropolitan-elect Nathanael of Chicago announced
His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios Geron of America has announced the ordination and enthronement dates of Metropolitan-elect Nathanael of Chicago. The ordination of Archimandrite Nathanael Symeonides to the Episcopacy will take place on Saturday, March 17,…