The Parish of Saint Nektarios in Perth recently witnessed the entry into the Orthodox Faith of Panayiotis (Babith) and Anna (Abi). This married couple, coming from a Pentecostal background, were catechised by Father John Athanasiou, and after undergoing rigourous preparation were found to be ready to be baptised into the Orthodox Church. The Sacrament of…

On his 13th enthronement anniversary, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel urged permanent thankfulness to God because ‘we live permanently from His help and mercy and feel His blessing.’ Work in communion The Patriarch confessed that in this period of patriarchal stewardship he felt ‘God’s blessing,’ especially through ‘the work in communion’: ‘what we accomplished together with…

Last February, a missionary team of clergy and monastics from America, Canada, and Russia traveled to India to catechize about 1,000 Protestant pastors at their request. Hundreds of people were baptized during the mission trip, led by Fr. Athanasius Kone of the Holy Theotokos of Iveron Russian Orthodox Church in Honolulu. Since then, the Mission…

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Annually on Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, the Metropolis of Denver hosts their GOYA Basketball Event. In an email from the Denver Metropolis Director of Youth & Young Adult Ministries, Jenny Stasinopoulos announced the cancellation of the Tournament this upcoming January. Jenny wrote, “After consulting with His Eminence Metropolitan Isaiah, members of the Metropolis…

Most Venerable monastics, God-loving clergy and beloved faithful, my dear spiritual children of our St Sava (Svetosavska) Church in Melbourne and throughout the state of Victoria, Following with great attention, and partaking as archpastor in spirit and prayer the trials you have been going through in recent weeks and months in isolation from your Holy…

Cyril and Methodius Training Center “Kirilometodikon” has been opened at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. In it researchers will provide specialized information about the work of the holy brothers Cyril and Methodius for educational purposes. The center will unite available knowledge about the work of Cyril and Methodius in philological, historical and cultural terms, reporter…

Metropolitan Bishop Gavrail of Lovech bestowed the Order of Merit on Prime Minister Boyko Borissov who paid a visit to the new main temple in Lovech, the Saints Cyril and Methodius. Metropolitan Bishop Gavrail thanked the prime minister for the money allocated for the construction and renovation of the churches in the diocese and also…

At first reading, the Bulgaria parliament has voted on renaming the official name of the holiday of May 24th. At the suggestion of the United Patriots, the deputies wrote in the Labour Code that this official Bulgarian holiday should be called “Day of Bulgarian Letters, Education and Culture”, instead of “Day of Bulgarian Education and…