Dear brothers and sisters, You are invited to participate in the 1st e-Meeting with Elder Ephraim and the friends of the “BIZANTICONS ARTS” store in Bucharest, which will take place Thursday 1st April 2021, 07:30-09:30 PM. Elder Ephraim will talk in Greek and we will offer real-time Romanian Interpretation for the entire session, including…

On March 18, the Zlatoust Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church delivered special equipment for the rehabilitation of children with disabilities to the “Hope” Department for the Rehabilitation of People with Disabilities. The donation is part of the Assistance to Children Church program, which was among the winners of the Presidential Grants Fund competition, reports…

In the first episode of our newest podcast series, “Fully Human,” Presvytera Melanie DiStefano speaks with Presvytera Elaine Stavropoulos regarding her daughter’s Autism diagnosis, and the ministry to families with disabilities which blossomed forth as a result. Goarch.org

St Demetrios, Astoria Elementary, Middle School and High School participated in a parade honoring the 200th Anniversary of Greek Independence Day.  Goarch.org

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison this week referred to the 200th anniversary of the declaration of the Greek Revolution, in his message to Archbishop Makarios of Australia, with the latter briefing the Australian leader over this year’s commemorations and events on the island continent. Speaking from the federal parliament, the Australian Prime Minister cited “an…

A seminar for clerics devoted to the Holy Services celebrated during the Great Lent was held at the St. Matrona training center in Davao City, the Philippines. The parish is part of Diocese of the Philippines and Vietnam, created by the Patriarchate of Moscow in February 2019, and directly under the Patriarchal Exarchate in Southeast…

Works are continuing on the historic church of St. Demetrius of Krusevac, in the Montenegro capital of Podgorica, with the 19th century cathedral’s wooden roof restored. The specific church was the object of a legal battle for decades, as the Orthodox place of worship had been confiscated by the state and used as a morgue,…

Greece’s tourism minister, Haris Theocharis, completed official visits over the recent period to Romania and Serbia, with a portion of his contacts in the southeast European countries focusing on religious tourism and pilgrimages to the former. Next stops on the minister’s itinerary are visits to Russia and Poland.  

The Israeli ambassador to Romania, David Saranga, toured several sites in the Holy Land week, where he also met with the Romanian Patriarchate’s representative in Jerusalem, the V. Rev. Archimandrite Teofil. The well-known diplomat noted afterwards that the Romanian Church in Jerusalem is a landmark for Israeli culture, while expressing his wish that Romanian pilgrims…