On Saturday, November 13, 2021 the Orthodox Faithful from throughout the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey gathered together for the Feastday Celebration of St. John Chrysostom, the Patron Saint of the Metropolis of New Jersey. The Divine Liturgy held at the St. John Chrysostom Headquarters in Westfield, New Jersey was presided by His Eminence,…

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The Archbishop of Durres, Tirana and All Albania, His Beatitude Anastasios, presented diplomas to five graduates of the Church of Albania’s School of Byzantine Music, during a special event held at the Cathedral of the Resurrection in the Albanian capital.

The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Porfirije, this week spoke on the significance of the Divine Liturgy as the quintessential expression of unity within the Church. His Holiness spoke at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Novi Sad, and on the occasion of the restoration of the Church of St. George the Great Martyr and Triumphant, the…

An online and multi-session conference focusing on the Greek Revolution of 1821, co-organized by the Holy & Great Monastery of Vatopedi and the Holy Metropolis of Nea Krinis and Kalamaria, was inaugurated on Monday. The opening of the virtual conference was declared by the Metropolitan of Nea Krinis and Kalamaria, His Eminence Ioustinos, while the…

Tensions continue to rise on the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus after a decision by the Turkish-Cypriot pseudo-state, located in the Turkish-occupied north of the island republic, to open a portion of the ghost town of Famagusta, known as Varosha, for commercial gain, in a manner blatantly violating UN Security Council resolutions. According to the…

The Church today venerates the memory of Gregory the Wonderworker & Bishop of Neo-Caesarea. Today is also the feast day of Gennadios I, Patriarch of Constantinople.

On Wednesday morning, November 17, His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III accompanied by their Eminences Metropolitan Timotheos of Bostra and Secretary-General Archbishop Aristarchos of Constantina, visited the Library of the Patriarchate where currently a process of preservation of the books and manuscripts is taking place under the auspices of the specialist Mr. Stavros Andrew from Cyprus….

A Serbian Orthodox Church at a beloved pilgrimage point in Croatia was robbed in Croatia last week. Thieves stole a bell from the Chapel of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos in the village of Kreštelovac in northern Croatia on November 11. The incident was reported and police arrived to conduct an investigation, reports…