One hundred years after his death, on November 8, 1920, the Patriarchate of Alexandria decided that the year 2020 would be dedicated to St. Nectarios. He devoted his life to the Church of Alexandria, where…
The Church of the Theophany in the northeastern Estonian town of Jõhvi joyfully announced on Monday that work has begun on a bust of His Holiness Patriarch Alexei II of Moscow and All Russia that…
The Bulgarian Orthodox faithful of the village of Arbanasi in Veliko Tarnovo Municipality in the north-central Veliko Tarnovo Province have cause for great celebration as their Church of St. Athanasius the Great reopened recently, with…
In the presence of the President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, the inauguration of the sacristy of Athens Metropolitan Temple was held, on Sunday, January 19th. Archbishop Ieronymos presided over the inauguration and several…
The Antiochian Orthodox Church has issued an official statement on the recent reports concerning the fate of the two missing Syrian bishops, Boulos Yazigi, Antiochian Orthodox Metropolitan of Aleppo and Alexandretta and brother of Orthodox…
His Holiness Patriarch-Catholicos Ilia II of Georgia became the Godfather to another 521 children on Tuesday, January 14, reports Interpress News, quoted by OrthoChristian. Since January 2008, His Holiness Catholics-Patriarch Ilia II has been holding several…
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church is preparing to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the rock-hewn churches in Ivanovo, in the north-central Ruse Province, this year and next. His Eminence Metropolitan Naum of Ruse met with the…
The City Council of New York approved the renaming of a number of streets and public places at its meeting on December 19. Among the honorees is Archpriest Paul Schneirla (+ 2014), who served as…
On the feast of Theophany, Father Nicolae Ceruta explained to the Romanians in Zagreb the meaning of the untying of the sandals of Christ’s feet, a sentence used by Saint John the Forerunner to describe…
The Hong Kong publisher “The China Orthodox Press” has published a Chinese translation of the service for the Nativity of Christ. With this new publication, it is now possible for Chinese Orthodox Christians to celebrate…