The Patriarchate of Antioch’s Metropolitan of Beirut and Exarch of Phoenicia, His Eminence Elias, this week met with the country’s prime minister, Najib Mikati, with talks focusing on the tenuous situation in Lebanon, especially regarding issues affecting the country’s working classes.

The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Porfirije, this week dismissed criticism by some quarters in the southeast European country claiming that the Church pays no taxes to the state and receives preferential treatment. In a post on social media, His Holiness underlined that neither the Church nor is clergymen are exempted from the Republic of…

The feast day of Sts. Menas, Victor and Vincent was also commemorated in a splendorous manner on the eastern Aegean Island of Hios. Further to the south, Menas of Egypt is the patron saint and protector of the city of Irakleio, on Crete. Nov. 11 is of added significance for Hios, as it’s also the…

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, on Wednesday officiated at the Great Festal Vespers conducted at the cathedral dedicated to the saint, in the Samartya district of the Bosporus metropolis. The Gospel was preached by the Rev. Fr. Kallinikos, with the Ecumenical Patriarch addressing congregants after the service.      …

The Church today venerates the memory of Menas of Egypt. Today is also the feast day of the Martyr Vincent, and Victor of Damascus.

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Man of God’ travels to Calgary Canada for the Calgary European Film Festival. Screening on Sunday Nov. 14th at 5pm @ The Global Cinema.   Man of God Greece 2021, 1h 49m, Greece Director: Yelena Popovic Cast: Mickey Rourke, Tonia Sotiropoulou Tonia, Alexander Petrov, Aris Servetalis, Constantin Symsiris Genre: Drama/Biography Man of God depicts the…

His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Kenya and Caretaker of Holy Metropolis of Kampala yesterday visited St. Luke Orthodox Parish in Lwemyiyaga, Ssembabule district where he celebrated Divine Liturgy in commemoration of St. Nectarios of Aegina. He was welcomed by Rev. Fr. Anastasios Isabirye the area Dean , Fr. Paul Bamutiire the parish priest, Hon. Theodore…

On October 16-17, 2021, on the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, when our Church celebrates St. Stefan and Jelena (Stiljanovic), His Grace Bishop Maxim visited both Parishes in Seattle: The Holy Protection of the Theotokos in South Park and St. Sava Parish in Issaquah. On Saturday evening, Bishop Maxim officiated the Great Vespers Service at the…