This coming Sunday marks the ‘Sunday of St John of the Ladder.’ The Church dedicated this Sunday of Lent to this great writer and ascetic, as his ‘Ladder of Divine Ascent’ is seen to be a truly helpful guide and inspiration, not only for the period of Great Lent, but also for our entire lives…

The lay chanters and sextons of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Cluj received ecclesiastical awards from His Eminence Metropolitan Andrei on Sunday. The awards were given at the end of the Divine Liturgy “as a sign of appreciation and gratitude for active involvement in Church life.” The chanters Vlad Zurgalău, Raul Lăcătuș and Vlăduț Sărmaș received…

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch received Dr. Petar Petkovic, Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade on April 8, 2021. The Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church listened carefully to the analysis of the situation and issues of key importance…

Nur-Sultan, April 8, Interfax – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has spoken in support of the initiatives of the Russian Orthodox Church abroad that are aimed at promoting civilizational diversity. “We have very close cooperation with the department of external church relations of the Russian Orthodox Church, we have a joint working group, where we…

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill has confirmed the suspension of His Grace Bishop Ignaty (Tarasov), formerly of the Diocese of Kostomushka, and His Grace Bishop Ignaty (Buzin), formerly of the Diocese of Armavir. Both hierarchs were removed from the administration of their dioceses in May and their cases were referred to the Supreme Ecclesiastical Court by…

The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church has composed and issued its own textbook on Orthodox Christianity for 6th-7th graders. On Monday, the volume was accepted for evaluation by the Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science, reports the press service of the Bulgarian Church. The Ministry evaluates textbooks on both content and graphic design…

The Hellenic Initiative (THI) Australia has announced two new recipients of its Winter Appeal grants totalling €31,000 (nearly $50,000 Australian), the Greek charities Together for Children and Wise Greece. THI Australian president Nicholas Pappas AM welcomed the new partner charities which join the eight other Greek charities that are supported by his organisation. “We are…

Forgive them, For They Know Not What They Do” by Archimandrite Alexandros Loukatos Presiding Priest of the Metropolitan Church of the Annunciation of the Theotokos in Oslo, Norway I take this opportunity to join in taking up the Cross, as another Simon of Cyrene, bearing witness to the truth, to support the written account of…

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