The Archbishop of Durres, Tirana and All Albania, His Beatitude Anastasios, on Sunday officiated at the Divine Liturgy at the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Resurrection of the Lord in Tirana, where he preached to the faithful that goodness, justice and truth determine the true fruit of the Holy Spirit in our lives.  

The Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, on Sunday officiated at a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at the celebrating Cathedral of St. Spyridon in Kingsford, Sydney, on the occasion of the feast day of the saint. In a sermon afterwards, His Eminence outlined the historical role and the sacrificial contribution of the Mother Church, while adding:…

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, as widely reported last week, on Monday morning attended an extraordinary session of the Permanent Holy Synod of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece, with the presence of a head of government at the specific session called “historic”. Mitsotakis was accompanied by Education and Religious Affairs Minister Niki Kerameos. The…

The Church today venerates the Martyrs Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugene, Mardarius and Orestes of Greater Armenia.

An explosion occurred at the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple Monastery in the city of Serpukhov, 65 miles south of Moscow, this morning. The perpetrator is a graduate of the Orthodox school located next to the convent. It was intended to be a suicide bombing, though some sources are reporting that doctors managed…

Archimandrite Job (Bandmann) was consecrated as the new Bishop of Stuttgart of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia during the Divine Liturgy at the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City on Friday. The Liturgy, celebrated by His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion (Kapral), the First Hierarch of ROCOR, together with several other hierarchs…

Thanks to the efforts of the youth of the Serbian Orthodox cathedral in Chicago, dozens of malnourished African children will have enough to eat for an entire year. On Friday, November 26, the old calendar feast of St. John Chrysostom, the teen youth group of Holy Resurrection Cathedral volunteered at Feed My Starving Children, a…

Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today is a day of great rejoicing and gladness for the Church worldwide! But especially for all who bear the name, “Spyridon,” whether they be individuals or Churches of God. And here – in Washington Heights – in this magnificent Church dedicated to the Bishop of Trimythous, this blessèd…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America Address at the Ordination to the Priesthood of Deacon Bartholomew Mercado Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church Toms River, New Jersey December 11, 2021 Beloved Deacon Bartholomew, At this moment, you stand before the Holy Altar, in the presence of the Pleroma of the Church. All the ranks of the…