The new civil governor of Mt. Athos, Athanasios Martinos, was sworn-in on Wednesday. Martinos, a well-known ship owner and philanthropist, was appointed to the high-profile post by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Mt. Athos is a semi-autonomous Orthodox monastic community in northern Greece. Twenty monasteries, all male, are located on the eastern-most promontory of Halkidiki…

Members of the Church of Greece’s Holy Synod on Wednesday dealt with the increasingly acute problem of low birth rates in the country, with the term “genocide of the modern Greeks” also being used. During the second straight day of sessions, the Metropolitan of Nea Ionia & Philadelphia, His Eminence Gabriel, pointed to responsibility by…

Three bishops, two famous icons and more than 100 parishioners are expected at St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church’s 90th anniversary celebration this month. The church on Honeyspot Road across the street from Two Roads Brewing Company was built in 1941, but services actually began in a home on nearby Lake Street in 1929. Among the…

The 104-year-old Greek Orthodox Church in Pocatello will soon be filled with artwork from a renowned Byzantine iconographer. Former professor and iconographer, George Kordis, traveled from Athens, Greece with his team of four artists to spend the month of October painting the inside of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church. The…

A man who was always close to God became a priest after nine years working in a bank. He has now found a new creative path with an upcoming exhibition, finding peace in both the Church and art. THEO PANAYIDES meets him The second-most unusual thing about Father Ioannis Kyprianou is perhaps that he’s a…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America will visit Bahamas over the upcoming weekend, October 12-14. The National Herald had written about the Archbishop’s planned visit on September 11, shortly after Bahamas was struck by hurricane Dorian, leaving behind many dead and wiping out entire towns and islands. The Archbishop will bring with him financial assistance…

His Holiness, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, commented on the results of the meeting of the Russian Orthodox Church Holy Synod on October 07, 2019. “Today the Holy Synod has made a historic decision,” said His Holiness, Patriarch Kirill. “The Archdiocese of parishes of the Russian Traditions with the center in Paris has…

President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier is paying an official visit to Georgia. Within the framework of the state visit, he met with Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II. I am delighted Your Holiness, it is a great honor for me to meet you, – Frank-Walter Steinmeier addressed Catholicos-Patriarch. Ilia II blessed…

The day-by-day spiritual life of an orthodox layman should be settled between him and his priest, in accordance with the Holy Tradition of the Church. This is the norm and the best way to do so. Unfortunately, in some cases, especially in countries in which an Orthodox presence is scarce, this desired face-to-face dialogue between…