A new Pan-Orthodox film, The Face of God: The Orthodox Church on Climate Change, has been released by the Orthodox Fellowship of the Transfiguration. The film captures the beauty of creation as a living icon of God, derived from a quote of St. John of Damascus, “The whole world is a living icon of the…
Another spate of vandalism and looting of Serbian Orthodox churches and cemeteries were reported this month in the Kosovo and Metohija province, where a Kosovar Albanian majority controls the area. Specifically, the church of the Holy Trinity in the town of Parteš, in the Gjilan District, was the latest target, with unknown perpetrators taking money…
The volume “Sts. Parthenios and Eumenios and the Holy Monastery of Koudouma” has recently been re-printed in an improved edition by the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi. The author of the edition is the Archimandrite of the Ecumenical Throne Chrysostomos Papadakis. An order form is available HERE.
The online platform Pemptousia will host the first online Archontariki with the Metropolitan of Aetolia and Acarnania, His Eminence Kosmas, on Thursday, beginning at 19.30 Athens time. Archontariki in Greek means a monastery’s guest house. On Wednesday, the online Archontariki from Mount Athos with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy…
A one-day seminar took place in Moscow this week, entitled “Christianity and Politics: Secularism and Reference to God in the Constitution”. A reference to God is a singular event for contemporary Russian legislation, the representative of the Moscow Patriarchate, Vladimir Legoida, said during his opening address.
A reverse countdown has begun for the debut of the feature length film “Man of God”, which recounts the life and works of St. Nekarios of Aegina. A trailer for the film, directed and written by Yelena Popovic, has just been released, providing a first glimpse into the anticipated movie, which was shot on-site in…
By the mercy of God Almighty John X Patriarch of Antioch and All the East to My brothers, Pastors of the Holy Church of Antioch My sons and daughters, all over this Apostolic See Beloved spiritual Brethren and Children, At the beginning of Forty-Day Lent, we bow the knees of the soul before the Benevolent…
With the blessing of His Beatitude Patriarch John X, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East and under the generous patronage of His Eminence Metropolitan Niphon Saykali, the Representative of the Church of Antioch at the Patriarchate of Moscow and All Russia. The Antiochian Vicariate in Russia organized a camp for the Antiochian youth with…
A Cathedral in Moscow dedicated to St. Andrei Rublev, one of the greatest medieval Russian painters of Orthodox Christian icons and frescos will officially open in late March, a Russian Patriarchate official announced this week.