The remains of a 1,500-year-old basilica constructed in honor of St. Neophytos have now emerged after water levels in Lake Iznik in the province of Bursa had dropped recently, the newspaper Daily Sabah reports. The basilica in northwest Turkey, hidden underwater for centuries and believed to be dating back to the 4th or 5th century…

Clerics of the Orthodox Bishopric of Arusha and Central Tanzania this month officiated at the wedding ceremonies of several couples of the Masai tribe, with the Bishop of Arusha, His Grace Agathonikos, giving them his blessing.

Five adults were baptized into the Orthodox faith this week in western Australia, with the sacrament of baptism conducted at the Annunciation of the Theotokos cathedral in the city of Perth, with the Bishop of Kyanea, His Grace Elpidios, officiating.      

The Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, marked the beginning of the new academic year in the country by underlining that university freshmen need heightened support by their families, their schools and the Church, something that is now more crucial than ever, due to the coronavirus pandemic.   In a message for the start…

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin continued a private two-day pilgrimage to the monastic community of Mount Athos on Friday. The Russian prime minister is hosted at the St. Panteleimon Monastery, where monks of mostly Russian descent reside. He entered the Athonite community by boat after first arriving at Thessaloniki’s Macedonia airport, accompanied by a relatively…

The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople’s newly enthroned Metropolitan of Imvros and Tenedos, His Eminence Kirillos, arrived in the country this week for a series of meetings with top Greek leadership and groups of expatriates from the two northeast Aegean islands. Imvros and Tenedos, home to an autochthonous Greek population for millennia, were granted to the…

The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, on Thursday met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the State Department in Washington, with talks focusing directly on a number of issues important to the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Greek-American community, and to the people of Greece, Cyprus and Turkey. Afterwards, the Archbishop noted that “…..

The Church today venerates the memory of Euphrosyne of Alexandria. The righteous Mother Euphrosyne lived during the reign of St. Theodosius the Younger in the 5th century. Forsaking her father’s wealth, she renamed herself Smaragdus, while pretending to be a eunuch of the imperial palace. She dressed herself as a man and entered a monastery,…

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