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Fr. Bassam Nassif We stand on the threshold of Holy Week. The Lord Jesus Christ triumphally enters Jerusalem to raise us and save us through His Holy Crucifixion and Glorious Resurrection. The “hour” has come, and the Lord prays in the Garden of Gethsemane: “Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from…

Preparations are underway for the beginning of works on the building of the Church Community On April 14, 2021, the first phase of works on the renovation of the Church of the Transfiguration in Zagreb began, which was severely damaged in last year’s earthquake (March 22). Emergency rehabilitation is performed according to the project of…

The Metropolitan of Karpathos and Kasos, His Eminence Amvrosios, this week extended his sincere condolences for the repose of hieromonk Chrysanthos Agiannanitis, of the Skete of St Anne on Mount Athos.

The Alexandria Patriarchate’s Archbishop of Nairobi and Exarch of All Kenya, His Eminence Makarios, this week visited the cathedral of St. Irene and its affiliated Sunday school, in order to inspect ongoing construction works. His Eminence prayed at the church, before blessing and speaking with the young pupils of the school. Makarios later visited the…

The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Porfirije, this week continued to receive foreign envoys accredited to Serbia, as he met separately at the Patriarchate in Belgrade with the ambassadors of Hungary, Romania, Ukraine and Slovenia. As expected, discussions focused on the situation in the western Balkans, where the Serbian Patriarch reiterated the Patriarchate’s position for…

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias wound up an official visit to Turkey on Thursday, after meeting with Turkish leadership, including President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Ankara, as well as with his counterpart. A day earlier, Dendias met with the Ecumenical Patriarch at Greece’s general consulate in Constantinople. During a closely watched press briefing by the…

Today, the fifth Friday of Great Lent, witnesses the chanting of the Akathist Hymn, a profound, devotional poem, which sings the praises of the Theotokos, the Holy Mother and Ever-Virgin Mary. This melodious hymn is one of the most beloved services of the Orthodox Church. It was composed in the imperial city of Constantinople by…

Though the vast majority of Montenegrin residents belong to the Serbian Orthodox Church, there is a small minority of nationalists and schismatics who continually attack the Church. Most recently, a small group attacked St. Peter of Cetinje Seminary in Cetinje, according to an open letter from Archpriest Gojko Perović, the rector of seminary, to the…