Join His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael of Chicago for a Townhall Meeting at St Nicholas Family Life Center in St. Louis, MO on Saturday, September 11, 2021 at 1:00-3:00pm. His Eminence will describe the changes in the Metropolis since his enthronement in March 2018, offer his long-term vision for the future, and answer questions. To RSVP…

Loss and Hope As we enter into a new ecclesiastical year, the observance of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Aug. 15) – the summer Pascha – is still fresh in our minds and in our hearts as the last major feast of the year that has passed. And the Nativity of the Theotokos (Sep. 8)…

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The feast day of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God, as based on the Julian calendar, was solemnly celebrated this week by the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Raska and Prizren, in the province of Kosovo and Metohija. In the courtyard of the historic Gracanica Monastery, hundreds of believers gathered for the feast…

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiadis on Monday evening presented US Senator and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Robert Menendez, with the Order of the Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III. In his brief comments, the influential US Senator emphasized that his goal is to see the last Turkish soldier leave Cyprus. During…

The Metropolitan of Thessaliotida, His Eminence Timotheos, on Sunday officiated at a memorial service for the repose of the soul of Hellenic Air Force aviator Georgios Baltadoros, held at a monument for the fighter pilot who fell in the line of duty. The monument stands in Baltadoros’ native town of Morfovouni, in the central Karditsa…

Four new bishops were elected by the Sacred and Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for Australia, following a proposal by the Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios. The hierarchs that will assume the posts are Bishop-Elect Kyriakos, who was appointed Arch-episcopal Vicar of Melbourne; Bishop-Elect Christodoulos, who was appointed Chief Secretary of the Synaxis…

Hierarchs of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople will convene in the Bosporus metropolis on Wednesday through Friday, under the chairmanship of the Ecumenical Patriarch, His All-Holiness Bartholomew I. Among the scheduled sessions, noted Greek epidemiologist Prof. Sotiris Tsiodras will participate in a panel discussion on the topic of “Pandemic and Church Life”. Other sessions include…

The Church today commemorates the Placing of the Honorable Sash, or Cincture, of the Most Holy Theotokos, the Virgin May. Although historical accounts differ somewhat, the Deposition that is celebrated today most likely took place during the reign of the Emperor Arcadius, in the late fourth and early fifth centuries, when the precious Cincture was…