To honor the 200th Anniversary of the 1821 Greek War of Independence, San Francisco City Hall will be illuminated with the colors of the Greek flag on March 25. The initiative belongs to the United Hellenic American Societies (UHAS) representing Greek Americans in California and the efforts of Taso Zografos, President of the United Hellenic…

The Family Wellness Ministry and the Office of Youth & Young Adult Ministries for the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco combined forces to host ten 75-minute marriage sessions bimonthly on Thursday nights, starting on Thursday, October 15, 2020. This complimentary series was led by the Metropolis of San Francisco Family Wellness Ministry Team, and…

Earlier today, His Grace Bishop Siluan of the Metropolitanate of Australia and New Zealand Serbian Orthodox Church visited His Grace Bishop Silouan of Sinope in Adelaide (Greek Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia), during his trip to South Australia. After a prayerful brotherly reception, organised by the His Grace Bishop Silouan (as host), the two hierarchs…

Jointly with the Association of Bulgarian Tour Guides, the Ministry of Tourism is working on a series of promotional videos presenting lesser-known corners of Bulgaria. Take a look at the 2-minute video dedicated to the beautiful Novo Selo Monastery “Holy Trinity” in the small town of Apriltsi in the Balkan range:      It…

The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II, on Wednesday received the country’s prime minister, Irakli Garibashvili, with the latter stating that “with a meeting today I once again expressed our great respect, tremendous modesty and admiration to our Patriarch and the entire Church. Garibashvili also said he expressed full support to…

His Beatitude John X, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East received Her Excellency Ms. Katrina Fontoulaki, the Greek Ambassador to Lebanon, at the Patriarchal Residence in Balamand. The meeting included an overview of the general situation in Lebanon while emphasizing the importance of promoting the relations between Greece and the Antiochian…

On February 26, 2021, at 5 pm, psychotherapist Natia Tsereteli delivered a lecture on the topic “Society and Psychological Violence”. The lecture was given within the framework of the cycle of public lectures at Tbilisi Theological Academy and Seminary. It was a remote meeting, where the speaker spoke about the basic international principles of the…

The Holy Synod on Tuesday called on the government to prevent El Diablo, the song chosen by state broadcaster CyBC, from representing Cyprus in this year’s Eurovision song contest and replace it with another one expressing the country’s traditions, history, and culture. In a statement, the Holy Synod said the Church has been receiving thousands…

Metropolitan Vladimir of Chisinau and all Moldova celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Metropolitan Cathedral on the Sunday of the Prodigal son. This is the second preparatory Sunday before the beginning of Great Lent. Concelebrating to the first hierarch of the Orthodox Church of Moldova was Bishop Ioan of Soroca, Metropolitan Vicar. The arch-pastors were…