Illinois Congressman Delivers Statement in Congressional Record Recognizing the 30th Anniversary of The Elevation of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew PEORIA, IL – On June 24, 2021, Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-18) of Illinois stood before the United States House of Representatives to recognize the historic October 22nd 30th Anniversary of the Elevation of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, spiritual…

The permanent Holy Synod of the Church of Greece this week, as it previously announced, issued an encyclical regarding the Covid-19 pandemic and its treatment, entitled “Christians Ask US About the Vaccine and Physicians Answer”. The encyclical will be read out at all Holy Dioceses on Sunday in front of the congregants. In the Encyclical,…

The award-winning movie “Man of God”, based on the life and works of St. Nektarios of Aegina, will debut in Greek cinemas on Aug. 26. The Hollywood production was shot in the greater Athens area and on the island of Aegina, where St. Nektarios founded a renowned monastery, a place that attracts thousands of pilgrims…

One of the congratulatory messages sent to the Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, on the occasion of his 70th birthday, was an exquisite and original work by young artist Cristian Leana. The young man, known as Mr. Puzzle, used more than 700 Rubik’s cubes to portray the Patriarch of Romania. The process, which…

The Russian Orthodox Church’s Metropolitan of Volokolamsk, His Eminence Hilarion, this week met separately with the German and Belgian ambassadors accredited to the vast country, with talks focusing on the recent devastating floods in the two countries. His Eminence also conveyed the condolences of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, towards…

The Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Most Godly Beatitude Theophilos III, on Monday blessed the monastic cassocks of two young novices, wishing them patience and obedience during their period of testing, so that they may join the Hagiotaphite Brotherhood

The US administration on Tuesday sternly condemned a same-day provocation by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who, speaking from the occupied areas of Cyprus during events by illegal occupation forces to commemorate the barbarous 1974 invasion of the island republic, said a portion of an abandoned and occupied coastal resort would be transferred to Turkish…

The Church today venerates the memory of John and Symeon, the Fool for Christ. These saints were from the ancient city of Edessa in Mesopotamia and flourished during the reign of Justin the Younger in the late sixth century.

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