His Eminence Metropolitan Evangelos of New Jersey has released his Encyclical about the suspension of schools & non-worship events. Read the full text below:   To the Very Reverend and Reverend Clergy Of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey My Beloved, I pray this letter finds you well as we continue our Spiritual Journey…

There was a child who was somewhat illiterate and could not learn his lessons and keep up with his classmates. His father, Constantine, after several unsuccessful attempts for the child to learn properly, finally told him that every morning before going to school he would do three prostrations in front of the icon of the…

NEW YORK – On Saturday, March 14, 2020, the Holy Eparchial Synod convened via a teleconference to continue assessing the spread of COVID-19, commonly known as Corona Virus, and decided the following: 1) For the benefit and protection of the faithful, and taking into account the recent scientific findings, we advise our faithful not to…

The great feast of Sunday of Orthodoxy was celebrated this year at the Korean Orthodox Metropolis with the participation of just a few believers due to COVID-19. The Litany of the Holy Icons took place at the end of the Divine Liturgy within the Churches and without ringing the Bells. The faithful stood at a…

His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco has released a statement on the COVID-19 Pandemic. Read the full text below:   Beloved Faithful of the Metropolis of San Francisco, Christ, Who is the source of our Life, our Hope and our Consolation, has never abandoned His Church. Persecutions, theological upheavals, wars, and times of illnesses…

The Russian Orthodox Church has denied rumors that the coronavirus epidemic abroad has led to changes in Patriarch Kirill’s plans for this year. “At the moment, there are no changes in the travel schedule of His Holiness the Patriarch,” church spokesperson Vladimir Legoyda told Interfax on Friday. Yesterday, social media websites said the Russian church…

Orthodox faithful from across the Greater Montreal area participated at this year’s Pan-Orthodox Vespers on the occasion of the Feast of the Triumph of Orthodoxy. The Vespers service was held at the Archangels Greek Orthodox Church and was presided by His Eminence Archbishop Sotirios of Canada (Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople). Twenty Orthodox clergymen from many…

His Eminence Archbishop Sotirios of Canada has issued his Encyclical about the coronavirus outbreak. Read the full text below:   Reverend Fathers, Honourable Presidents and Esteemed Members of the Boards of Directors, Members of the Philoptochos Societies, Teachers, Students and Youth Members of the Communities, and to the Entire Plenitude of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese…

On Monday, February 25/March 9, 2020, the Three Major Communities related to religious matters, the Rum-Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the Custody of the Holy Land of the Franciscans and the Patriarchate of the Armenians in Jerusalem, published an Announcement, urging people to conform to the precautions and instructions of the Governmental Authorities’ decisions, regarding the…