The Church today venerates the memory of the ten Martyrs of Crete. Today is also a Fore-feast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, For the last few weeks, the Church has invited us to “travel” to Bethlehem to meet the newborn King, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Our travels, of course, are spiritual. Since November 15, we have been encouraged to observe a fast. Since November 21, the hymns of the…

St. Nicholas and the Merriest of Christmases” My Beloved Sisters and Brothers in Christ, We have just concluded the Feast of the Holy Wonderworker of Myra, Saint Nicholas, who is the Patron of our National Shrine. On that blessed day, I presided over the Divine Liturgy in the Chapel of Saint Paul at the Archdiocese…

I am very pleased to be with all of you this evening, and to listen to this special Christmas program. Tonight, our precious children join the ranks of the Angels; they lift praises to God and sing joy to the world. I have visited many communities in order to partake of such wonderful programs throughout…

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A prayer service was held at the University Square in Bucharest on Tuesday for the repose of the souls of those protesters who were killed during an uprising against the vile communist regime of Nicolae Ceausescu in December 1989. A trisagion prayer service was officiated by Fr. Florin, an archieratical commissioner of the Bucharest Archdiocese,…

The Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, His Beatitude John X, met with the visiting UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Lebanon this week. The UN chief, and former Portuguese prime minister, concluded a so-called ‘solidarity’ visit to crisis-hit Lebanon, calling for an end to political paralysis in the country and for international support. Lebanon…

The Metropolitan of Kitrous, His Eminence Georgios, spoke to the Orthodoxia news agency this week over his recent visit to the Middle East country of Syria, for the ordination of a new Auxiliary Bishop of the Patriarchate of Antioch, His Grace Mousa of Larissa, modern-day Shaizar in Arabic. The ordination service took place at the…

The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, on Wednesday issued his annual Christmas message, calling on the faithful to strive for the preservation of unity, avoiding any type of extremism and fanaticism. He added: “Let us not cease to be next to each other, with love, hope, understanding and patience, supporting and…