On 30th July – 4th August 2019, a hierarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Bishop Jovan of Pakrac and Slavonia, visited Moscow with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. During his visit to the Russian capital Bishop Jovan attended the celebrations marking the commemoration day of the Holy Prophet…

Thousands of Christians in war-torn Syria continue to persevere in the face of extreme threats from jihadi insurgents in the country, while the latest specter to emerge is none other than Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The increasingly authoritarian Turkish leader threatened to launch a third invasion of northern Syria, rekindling fears by the remaining…

The ECOS 2019 award was bestowed on Friday to Ecumenical Patriarch of the Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, for his exceptional leadership in environmental protection. The Ecumenical Patriarch received the prestigious award in honor of his lifetime of environmental advocacy and global influence on environmental protection. ECOS produces what it calls “earth-friendly” products, using…

Hiero-monk Petros Vryzas has been elected as the new abbot of the Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St John the Baptist, near Essex, in England. Fr. Petros was a student of the Elder Zacharias Zacharou, who himself was a student of the late Archimandrite Elder Sophrony, the monastery’s abbot until he reposed in 1993. The Monastery…

The Church today celebrates the Feast Day of the Transfiguration of Christ, one of the most significant dates on the Orthodox Christian calendar. The Orthodoxia News Agency today has prepared a special video feature in which Archimandrite Elder Hilarion, the Abbot of the Monastery of the Transfiguration, on Mt. Tabor, in Israel’s Lower Galilee, where…

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Κirill, has offered his condolences to US President Donald Trump following a recent series of shooting incidents in which dozens were killed or injured. “In these difficult times for the American people, we are extending our condolences to all who are grieving today. I hope that…

The Monastery of Stavronikita (Greek: Σταυρονικήτα) is one of twenty monasteries on the Mount Athos peninsula and is located on the northeastern side of the peninsula at an elevation of about 50 meters (160 feet) above the sea. It is fifteenth in hierarchical rank among the monasteries. Stavronikita is the most recently built monastery on…

On the second day of August 2019, when the Holy Church celebrates the Feast of the Holy Prophet Elijah, St. Elijah’s festivities were traditionally held at the Ilinka Street in Moscow. The celebration started with the triumphant Divine Liturgy in the church of Prophet Elijah, served by Bishops Theophilact of Dmitrov and John of Slavonia…

His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia had a meet and greet with Federal Members of Parliament and Senators on Monday to discuss their local Greek communities. The meeting took place at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices in Melbourne and was hosted by the Parliamentary Friends of Multiculturalism – a bipartisan group led by Federal Member for…