A memorial service was held at the residence of Russia’s general consul in Turkey for Russian sailors who lost their lives in WWI battles in the Bosporus Strait. The memorial service was officiated by Russian Orthodox cleric Georgy Sergeyev, the parish priest at the Church of Ss. Constantine and Helen in the Bosporus metropolis.

  In the day’s news, the new Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, continued to tour the island continent this week, fulfilling his promise to visit every corner of the country where a Greek Orthodox community exists. On Saturday, His Eminence will be in the metropolis of Melbourne, touring various parishes, communities and foundations established…

  Fthiotida prefecture in south-central mainland Greece remained in a state of bereavement on Wednesday, a day after hundreds of mourners, Church hierarchs and clerics paid their last respects to reposed local Metropolitan, Nikolaos. A hierarchical funeral service was held on Tuesday morning at the Cathedral of the Annunciation, in Fthiotida’s capital, the city of…

His Eminence, Archbishop Nikitas made his very first Archpastoral visit within his new Archdiocese by choosing to spend time at the Annual Summer Camp of the Greek Orthodox Youth of Great Britain, on Monday 29th July. He did this just two days after his enthronement, and following a hierarchical liturgy with nine bishops in attendance,…

ASTORIA, NY – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America visited the Sacred Patriarchal and Stravopegial Monastery of St. Irene Chrysovalantou in Astoria, NY On July 27, the Archbishop presided at the Archieratical Great Vespers for the Feast of Saint Irene Chrysovalantou. The next day, Sunday July 28, the Archbishop presided at the hierarchal concelebration of…

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  Two of the world’s most renowned tennis champions, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, and Romania’s Simona Halep, are also well-known Orthodox Christians, with both athletes expressing their deep faith and with prolific charity work to their credit. Halep, 27, a devoted member of the Church, was recently received by the Romanian Patriarch, His Beatitude Daniel, who…

  The Archdiocese of Belgrade and Karlovci is organizing its fifth annual vacation program to Greece, for children of large-member families, an initiative that has the blessing of the Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Irinej. According to an announcement by the Archdiocese, the children’s holiday comes after a relevant invitation by the Metropolitan of Kitrous,…

  The Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Huși, His Grace Ignatie, prayed along with 200 children at the Archdiocese Cathedral in Bucharest, as part of a summer camp program organized by the Church between July 29 and 31. Youth campers participated in outdoor activities, while lectures were also given on communication and spiritual topics.