The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, on Thursday again spoke over what he called the greatest national problem facing the country, namely, a low birth rate combined with one of the oldest populations in Europe. His Beatitude spoke during an event at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation The Archbishop warned that the…

The Church today venerates the memory of Mary and Martha, the sisters of Lazarus. The Holy Myrrh-bearers, together with their brother Lazarus, were especially devoted to our Savior, as we witness from the accounts given in the Gospels. Today is also the feast day of Our Father Metrophanes, Archbishop of Constantinople.

The Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy & Great Monastery of Vatopedi, on Friday was intubated, following a decision by attending physicians at the Evangelismos Hospital in central Athens. The Elder’s condition is described as stable. The Elder Ephraim had been treated at the public hospital since last Friday for symptoms related to…

His Holiness Porfirije, the Serbian Patriarch, opened an exhibition of works by students of the Icon-painting workshop Saint Lazarus, founded by the artist Marija Bajic at the Millenium Tower at Gardos, in Zemun, on 3 June 2021. spc.rs

The Oradea Diocese of the Romanian Orthodox Church has been busy building new housing for orphaned and abandoned children. Two houses were inaugurated in April, and His Grace Bishop Sofronie of Oradea just blessed and opened another house in Oșorhei. The land for all the houses was provided for by the Church. The push is…

The Council of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church elected His Grace Bishop Joanikije of Budimlja and Nikšić as the new Metropolitan of Montenegro at its session in Belgrade last week. His Grace had been serving as locum tenens since the repose of His Eminence Metropolitan Amfilohije in late October. This week, Metropolitan Joanikije returned…

For the second time in a month, Yelena Popovic’s film Man of God about the great 20th-century wonderworker St. Nektarios of Aegina has received coveted audience accolades at international film festivals. The film made its international premier at the 43rd Moscow International Film Festival in late April, taking home the Audience Award. It was then…

The Bulgarian state has allocated nearly $70,000 for necessary restoration work at two historic Church sites. As part of the state’s Preservation of Immovable Cultural Heritage program, the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture decided to allocate $36,200 (58,215 lev) for the restoration of the frescoes at the Church of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel in…

An online event organised by both the Youth Office and the Greek Education Office of the Archdiocese, titled “Pascha in Thyateira – experiences of children from the Paschal services” took place on Sunday the 31st of May. The event was blessed and attended by His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain. Young people…