The Church today venerates the memory of Stylianos the Monk of Paphlagonia, who lived as a hermit in the 6th and 7th centuries and reposed peacefully in God.

Dubai, November 25, 2021 Patriarch John X visited Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, the Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, accompanied by His Grace, Bishop Gregorios Khoury, and the President of the University of Balamand, Dr. Elias Warraq. During the meeting, Patriarch John X expressed his deep joy at this fraternal meeting and the tight…

On November 20, an interview with Patriarch Kirill of Russia was aired on the Rossiya 1 TV station, timed to the Russian primate’s 75th birthday. Among the many topics covered, His Holiness recalled an incident from his childhood that connected him with the great St. John of Kronstadt. Pat. Kirill recalled a miraculous healing: I…

On Thursday, 25th November, the feast-day of St Catherine the Great Martyr, the consecration service of the similarly named Parish at Mascot in Sydney took place with splendour and ecclesiastical grandeur. His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia presided over the Consecration Service with the participation of their Graces Bishop Iakovos of Miletoupolis, Emilianos of Meloa,…

Authorities launched an investigation into several Hebrew parchments and photos found behind a marble block inside Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia recently. The faithful praying at the mosque alerted police a few months ago when they noticed the block was moved from its place on the wall, the Sabah newspaper reported on Thursday. Five rolls of parchment…

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Online television platform Pemptousia on Thursday will host the latest online archontariki with the Church of Cyprus’ Metropolitan of Limassol, His Eminence Athanasios, and Romanian-speaking faithful. The online session begins at 8 p.m. Athens time, or 18.00 GMT.

The 11th Synaxis, or Assembly, of the bishops of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia was held earlier this week in Sydney, under the chairmanship of His Eminence, Archbishop Makarios of Australia. Speaking to the assembled hierarchs, His Eminence conveyed the warmest best wishes and blessings of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and briefed them about the…

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, this week extended his congratulations to Bulgarian President Rumen Radev over his re-election as the country’s head of state. In a message, the Russian Patriarch referred to the fraternal ties between the Bulgarian and Russian people, who he said are linked by common Slavic roots…