The Metropolitan of Veria, His Eminence Panteleimon, on Renewal Tuesday, and on the occasion of the feast day of St. Matrona the Wonderworker of Moscow, officiated at a Divine Liturgy and gave a sermon at the Monastery of the All Saints, Aghion Panton, in Greek, at the Vergina site, where a portion of the saint’s…

A corner of the world that up until a few years ago lacked an Orthodox Christian place of worship, namely, the Gulf state of Qatar. Easter Holy Week services, conducted in several languages, were held in the country, officiated by the Archbishop of Qatar, His Eminence Makarios, and with numerous Orthodox faithful in attendance at…

Today is Renewal Wednesday, the first Wednesday after Holy & Great Easter Sunday. The Church today venerates the memory of Irene, the Great Martyr. St. Irene suffered torments and punishments for her faith, but was preserved by the power of God, while working miracles and converting thousands of souls. She reposed in peace in the…

On Easter night, the V. Rev. Archimandrite Melchisedec Velnic spoke about the ancestors’ call for a national resurrection. But “a resurrection of the people cannot be achieved without God’s people,” said Mihai Eminescu. It will be possible only if we put Christ and His name in everything. This will enlighten each of us, and the…

Bishop Andrei of Covasna and Harghita stressed that “the pandemic could not darken” the Resurrection of the Lord, “this day of light and grace”. He urged believers not to despair, to multiply good deeds, and to remain united in their families. “We all see and feel the distress and the fear of plagues, and that…

Reporters from Libertatea attended the Resurrection service at the old church Park 1 Rahova in Bucharest, where services are held simultaneously in two types of language: sign language for those with hearing impairments and the usual one for “those who hear.” “People with hearing impairments and the frequent parishioners of the community did not take…

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, visited the Rakovica Monastery where he venerated particles of the saint’s relics, on 3 May 2021, on the feast day of Saint Nikolaj, Bishop of Zica and Ohrid. His Holiness was welcomed by Abbess Evgenija with the sisterhood. The Patriarch prayed to the sacred in monastery’s churches of Saint Michael…

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the church of Holy Bishop Nikolaj of Ohrid and Zica, on 3 May 2021, on Easter Monday and the day of prayerful remembrance on Saint Nikolaj, Bishop of Ohrid and Zica. spc.rs

His Holiness Porfitije, Serbian Patriarch, spent the happiest holiday, Easter, first with the homeless with whom he had lunch together in the church soup kitchen, and after that he distributed packages to sick children at the University Children’s Clinic “Tirsova”. In the yard of the church kitchen of the Religious Charitable Guardianship, the Patriarch was…