The Church today venerates the memory of Athenogenes the Holy Martyr of Heracleopolis, and his 10 disciples.

The feast day of Julitta & Kyrikos the Martyrs was commemorated on Thursday by the Patriarchate of Bulgaria, with the center of the celebration being the monastery dedicated to the mother and son martyrs, near the city of Asenovgrad. Hundreds of pilgrims from around the country filled the monastery’s catholicos, or main church, and surrounding…

The feast day of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, based on the Julian calendar, was solemnly celebrated at the Cetinje Monastery in Montenegro this week. A Holy Hierarchical Liturgy was officiated by Metropolitan of Kemerovo and Prokopijevo of the Russian Orthodox Church, His Eminence Aristarch, and co-officiated by the elected Metropolitan of Montenegro &…

The Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, His Most Divine Beatitude Theodoros II, on Thursday welcomed the Deputy Governor of Alexandria, Dr. Jacqueline Azer, to the Patriarchate’s seat in Alexandria. In a statement, His Most Divine Beatitude noted that “… I am happy because every day, every minute, I see that a beautiful…

The Russian Orthodox Church’s Metropolitan of Volokolamsk, His Eminence Hilarion, on Thursday met with Sam Brownback, the former US ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the inaugural International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, DC. During the meeting, His Eminence Hilarion, who is the head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s…

The Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece appears ready to offer its support towards persuading the faithful who have not yet been vaccinated for the Covid-19 virus, to do so. This is apparently the view after members of the permanent Holy Synod of the Church of Greece convened for three consecutive days this week, and after…

The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Porfirije, this week received Egypt’s ambassador to Serbia, Amr Aljowaily. Friendly ties between the Serbian and Egyptian peoples dominated the talks between the Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church and the envoy.  

The sole monastery in Romania dedicated to St. Paisios of Mount Athos celebrated the saint’s feast day this week, with the Metropolitan of Cluj, Maramureș and Sălaj, His Eminence Andrei, officiating at a con-celebratory Divine Liturgy at the monastery. His Eminence spoke to the gathered faithful and monks about the life and teachings of St….

The Holy Metropolis of Karystia and Skyros this week commemorated the feast day of St. Nicodemus of Mount Athos, with the Holy Relics of the saint venerated at the Cathedral of St. Athanasios. St. Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain was an ascetic monk, mystic, theologian, and philosopher. His life’s work was a revival of traditional…