A Greek Orthodox Priest that was shot in the French city of Lyon days ago is “doing well”, a family contact told Greek City Times. Father Nikolaos Kakavelaki was shot by a still unknown assailant on Saturday. The priest was preparing to return to Greece after finishing his placement at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation…

  The feast of the translation of the Holy Relics of St. George the Trophy Bearer was celebrated with great enthusiasm on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, at the Holy Monastery of St. George in Old Cairo. In the morning, a Solemn Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Holy Patriarchal Monastery of St. George in old…

Hagia Sophia was the main topic of discussion during a meeting at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. According to the Turkish press, reported by enikos.gr, Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, was asked to answer questions regarding the protection and restoration works of Hagia Sophia. Among other things, he claimed that the issue falls…

  The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, in the morning, descended on the Patriarchal Temple and, in the presence of the members of the Patriarchal Court, performed a memorial service for the repose of the souls of the late Metropolitans Amfilohije of Montenegro and the Littoral and Maximos, formerly of Pittsburgh, one…

Metropolitan Nicolae of the two Americas installed Protosyncellus Ieremia Berbec as the abbot of the Middletown Monastery, in the state of New York. The ceremony was held on October 24, when the patronal feast of the monastery was celebrated. The celebration was held in advance of the saint’s feast (October 27) to allow participation of…

  His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia’s message of greeting to participants in the XIV Assembly of the Russki Mir Foundation To organizers, participants and guests of the XIV Assembly of the Russki Mir Foundation For the last months, humanity has had to learn to live in a new reality linked with…

On November 3, 2020, the XVI Assembly of Russki Mir Foundation has opened; this year the forum for the first time is held online. Dear Vyacheslav Alekseyevich, Dear participants in the Russki Mir Assembly, I cordially greet all of you as well as the friends of the Russian language and Russian culture! We have approached…

The Eastern American Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia celebrated the Ecclesiastical New Year this new year by launching the new phase of a rapidly growing community in Virginia, with the ground breaking of a new church construction site in Cross Keys, Virginia. The church will be dedicated to the Holy Myrrh-Bearing…

    In light of on-going developments with COVID-19 and after thoughtful discussions The High Council on Greek Education along with the Director of Education Mr. Anastasios Koularmanis have decided to move the 2nd Annual Educational Conference to a fully online, virtual experience that will take place on, Saturday, November 7th. We believe this is…