The Abbot of the Monastery of Galilee on the Mount of Olives, Archimandrite Anthimos Theocharakis, reposed in the Lord on Thursday at the age of 90, and after enduring a long illness. An exodios funeral service was held today, officiated by the Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Most Godly Beatitude Theophilos III, at the St. Thecla…

A Great Archieratical Vespers was celebrated on Thursday at the Monastery of St. Nektarios, on the island of Aegina, to commemorate the Recovery of the Holy Relics of the 20th century saint. The service was officiated by the Metropolitan of Hydra, Spetses and Aegina, His Eminence Ephraim.

The Metropolitan of Thira, Amorgos and the Isles, His Eminence Epiphanios, this week conveyed a second letter of resignation to the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos. The letter has been received by the Archbishop, with reports stating that the Metropolitan of Thira insists that his resignation be accepted, while referring to…

In a related development, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, issued a statement on Thursday over the passing of renowned Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis. His All Holiness noted that “…Mikis Theodorakis was a leading composer, a unique creator, a great man. He had the unique ability to determine his music in…

Sessions of the Synaxis – or assembly – of the Hierarchy of the Ecumenical Throne, which took place this week in Constantinople, concluded on Friday. On Thursday, the Archbishop of Canada, His Eminence Sotirios, presented recommendations regarding the spread of the Gospel in the 21st century. During the afternoon session, the Archbishop of America, His…

The Church today venerates the memory of Anthimos, Bishop of Nicomedea. Today is also the feast day of Holy Father Theoctistus.

Dear elementary school pupils, dear high school students, dear students, parents and teachers, On Saturday, September 4, starting at 9 am in the Memorial Cathedral church of St. Sava in the Vracar district, we will celebrate the Divine Liturgy and the invocation of the Holy Spirit for a successful and God-blessed beginning of the new…

Holy Transfiguration Cathedral at Moscow’s Novospassky Monastery is set to be restored by 2023. The church is the second largest in Moscow after the Dormition Cathedral in the Kremlin, and is well-known for serving as the Romanov family vault for several centuries. The monastery itself long enjoyed the favor of the representatives of the Romanov…

Thousands of dollars were raised at a recent charity event at the administration of the Stara Zagora Diocese of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. The local hierarch, His Eminence Metropolitan Cyprian, called upon all the faithful to donate towards the local oncology center in lieu of gifts for his name’s day on Tuesday. On that evening,…