The Metropolitan of Belgium and Exarch of the Low Countries and Luxembourg, His Eminence Athinagoras, on Thursday received at his office the ambassador of France to the Kingdom of Belgium. On his part, the Metropolitan referred to the presence of the Ortrhodox faithful in Belgium and the current situation related to state recognition, as well…

The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Porfirije, this week attended the Novosti awards presentation in Belgrade. In his address, the Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church referred to the purpose of the awards, underlining that the intent is to promote a more virtuous individual in the people’s conscience. The event was also attended by the…

The Metropolitan of Drama, His Eminence Pavlos, on Thursday officiated at a Doxology service on the occasion of the 108th anniversary of the town’s liberation, in the presence of Greece’s president of the Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Afterwards, His Eminence provided a guided tour to the high-ranking delegation of office-holders of…

A memorial service was held on Thursday on the anniversary of the 12 years since the repose in the Lord of Elder Iosif of Vatopedi. The service was officiated by the Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Simonos Petra on Mount Athos, Elder Archimandrite Elisseos. On Thursday morning, a Hieratical Service was held at the…

The Church today commemorates the Deposition of the Precious Robe of the Theotokos, in the Vlachernae district of Constantinople. Today is also the feast day of Juvenal, Patriarch of Jerusalem.

On Wednesday evening, 18/30 June 2021, the graduation ceremony of the School of the Patriarchate graduates in Ramla was held at the Reception Hall of the town of Ramla, the ancient Arimathaea. The ceremony was organized by the Hegoumen of Ramla Archimandrite Niphon, with the help of the School Principal Elham Mahoul and the teachers’…

On All Saints’ Day, the missionary parish of the Holy Great Martyr Lazar of Kosovo in Honolulu, Hawaii, solemnly celebrated its feast day and the thirtieth anniversary of its existence. The Holy Liturgy was served by the Bishop Maxim of Western America in the Russian Church of the Mother of God of Iverska. Priests Anatol,…

On July 1, 2021, DECR chairman Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk received Mr. Ahmed Bin Nasser Al-Thani, Qatar’s ambassador to the Russian Federation, who has recently entered upon the responsibilities of his office. The meeting took place at the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate. Present from the Qatar’s side were also Mr….

In the night between Tuesday and Wednesday, the flag of the Serbian Orthodox Church was stolen from the entrance gate to Gračanica Monastery in Kosovo. The monastery occasionally places the flag at the entrance to mark major feast days and events. Just the day before, the Serbian Orthodox Church celebrated Vidovdan—the feast of St. Prince…