The Synod also condemned the divisive work of the “Association of Religions Experts” that claimed the hierarchs wanted to overthrow Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II. The Georgian Orthodox Church appreciates the work of scientists and doctors to protect people’s health, but it will not take responsibility for promoting vaccination against the coronavirus, the Holy Synod resolved at…

Paul Kingsnorth, one of the most important English writers alive, was baptized as a Christian Orthodox at the Romanian Monastery in Shannonbridge, Ireland. “As a Western newcomer to Orthodoxy, I have a lifetime’s learning journey ahead of me, but I already feel like I have arrived home,” said the writer. “I first discovered Christian Orthodoxy…

St Basil’s Homes for the Aged in Victoria, the site of Australia’s deadliest coronavirus outbreaks so far, is not in danger of closure. Fr Evmenios Vasilopoulos, the Archdiocesan Vicar of the Northote district, who is the current Chairman of the nursing home following the resignation of Konstantinos Kontis in September 2020 told Neos Kosmos that…

On Saturday February 13 , 2021, His Beatitude Patriarch John X officiated the fortieth-day memorial service for Bishop Luke Al-Khoury at the Maryamiyya Cathedral in Damascus. The memorial service was served after the Divine Liturgy, which was concelebrated by Bishops Moussa Al-Khoury and Ephrem Maalouli, as well as a group of priests and deacons from…

WATCH HERE the 2nd e-Meeting with Elder Ephraim and Romanian Faithful, with the Blessings of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church. English interpretation is available. Theme – LOVE NEVER ENDS – Elder Efrem in dialogue with Romanian teenagers and young couples!

On the occasion of Statehood Day, the President of the Republic of Serbia, Mr. Aleksandar Vucic decorated the Faculty of Orthodox Theology of the University of Belgrade with the Sretenje Order of the first degree. On February 15, 2021, on the occasion of the Statehood Day of the Republic of Serbia, the President of the…

“I have great confidence. We will succeed both with the centre and with the cathedral. We will succeed with all our mission. We will succeed,” Bishop Antonie repeated in the opening remarks at the annual meeting of the Diocesan Assembly of Bălți on Feb. 4. The Bishop of Bălți said that he is not alone…

“No parish community without a mortuary chapel,” is the title of the new program of the Orthodox Diocese of Maramures and Satmar announced by Bishop Justin during the diocesan assembly on February 6. This project is linked to this year’s commemorative theme given by the Holy Synod, in an attempt to highlight the liturgical and…

The President of Republika Srpska, Mrs. Zeljka Cvijanovic, visited the Jasenovac Monastery and on that occasion talked with His Eminence the Bishop of Slavonia, Mr. John. Accompanied by the host, Bishop Jovan, and in the presence of the Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Croatia, Mr. Aleksandar Vranjes, President of the Serbian National Council Mr….