The Metropolitan of Thebes and Livadia, His Eminence Georgios, on Tuesday afternoon officiated at the great festal Vespers at the Convent of the Holy Innocents at Inoi, due north of Athens. In a sermon, His Eminence called on the faithful to study the Gospel of Christ, and to ignore rumors and speculation, which are so…

Orthodox believers in the strife-plagued and secessionist Kosovo province are preparing to celebrate Christmas, based on the Julian calendar, amid threats and the specter of attacks by majority Kosovo Albanian elements there. Yet another act of desecration of a religious site was reported at the end of 2021, as unknown suspects vandalized a Serbian Orthodox…

The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Porfirije, this week referred to a pending framework agreement between the Serbian Orthodox Church and the small Adriatic country of Montenegro normalizing and resolving all outstanding issues between the two sides. His Holiness, in an interview, said the Church is working towards resolving these long-standing issues with the Montenegro…

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, who tested positive for the Covid-19 virus this past week, was the recipient of best wishes by the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, His Beatitude John X. The Primate of the ancient Patriarchate of Antioch conveyed his best wishes for His All Holiness’s…

The Greek government, as mostly expected, on Wednesday announced a number of stricter measures aimed to prevent exposure to the Covid-19 virus, especially the more contagious Omicron variant, and ahead of the annual New Year’s Eve celebrations. Warning bells sounded in the east Mediterranean country a day earlier, as the number of single-day confirmed instances…

The Church today venerates the memory of the 14,000 infants, the Holy Innocents, slain by Herod in Bethlehem.

In September, Inna Lamonova from Moscow wrote a letter to Vatopedi Monastery on Mt. Athos, testifying to a miracle that occurred through the intercessions of the Most Holy Theotokos. Vatopedi is home to the Holy Belt, or Cincture, of the Theotokos, and many appeal to the monastery for prayerful assistance in difficult circumstances. Lamonova’s testimony…

Over the past decade, a spiritual path has unfolded in the forests above Sveti Vlas, a resort town on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. There, Fr. Petar Tsankov has been busy building 40 stone icon shrines and chapels. The locals call it the “Path of Faith” and “God’s Route,” reports fakti.bg. The idea came to…

Attacks against holy sites in Kosovo and Metohija significantly rose this year, and the Serbian Orthodox faithful have had to endure another attack in the past week. Vandals attacked and desecrated an Orthodox cemetery near Gračanica Monastery in the village of Kišnica, which was discovered by locals and recorded by the Office for Kosovo and…