A wildfire erupted on Tuesday on the semi-autonomous monastic community of Mount Athos, in northern Greece, and specifically in a remote and rocky spot near the Mikras Aghias Annas site. Dozens of firefighters have been dispatched to the area, with fire-fighting planes also assisting, in the face of gusty winds in the area.

The Greek government on Tuesday left open the possibility of expanding the obligatory Covid-19 vaccination framework to educators and clerics in the country. This prospect, in fact, may come up for discussion during the upcoming session of the permanent Holy Synod of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece, which is scheduled to convene with its…

The Church today commemorates the Forefeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos. Today is also the feast day of Sozon the Martyr.

St. John the Baptist Cathedral (Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia) in Washington, D.C., was blessed with the visit of two highly-revered wonderworking icons two weekends ago. For the first time in the parish’s history, the Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God and the Hawaiian Iveron Icon of the Mother of God were…

On the eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Siluan the Holy Hierarchical Liturgy at the Cathedral chuch of the Holy Great Martyr George in Cabramatta. Archimandrite Petar, archpriest Goran Cecez, archdeacon Petar Mrakic and deacon Milos assisted, while protopresbyter-staurophor Djura Djurcevic, the head of the Cathedral church, sang responses. -Our God is a God…

On the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Irinej of Eastern America, was pleased to visit the parish of the Holy Great Martyr Demetrius in Akron, to serve the Hierarchical Divine and to preach the Word of God. His Grace was assisted by the Very Rev. Presbyter Dragan Goronjic, parish priest, and Episcopal Dean…

Matins and the Holy Hierarchical Divine Liturgy on Saturday, September 4, 2021, the feast day of the Holy Martyr Agathonicus, marked the beginning of the second day of the Diocesan Days Gathering at St. George Church in San Diego. Towards the end of the liturgy all the faithful, following in like manner of His Grace…

With the blessings of His Grace Bishop Maxim of Western America the Saint George Serbian Church in San Diego served as host to the 25th Annual Diocesan Days Gathering which began on Friday, September 3, 2021. As clergy arrived from all directions of this vast Diocese they were warmly greeted by this year’s most gracious…

On Sunday, August 15th, the Gospel lesson was the feeding of the 5000 men (not including women and children). Matt. 15:32-39. The Lord told the Apostles to “feed the people” He told them to use their hands and gather what food was available. Then, Jesus blessed the food and everyone ate till they were satisfied….