Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and his spouse will celebrate Christmas at the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople on Wednesday, with the private visit coming amid a particularly tense period in official Greek-Turkish relations. The Dendias couple will attend the celebratory Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George. The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His…

Hundreds of millions of Christians around the world will celebrate the birth of Christ on Wednesday, with Christmas again reminding the faith of the message of peace and the love of God. The annual Christmas celebration, nevertheless, comes as Christianity and Christians remain the most persecuted religious faith and faithful around the planet, exclusively in…

Jesus was born of the Holy Spirit from the Virgin Mary in order to save our souls. He came as our life giver but we embraced Him as His death givers. We should realize more often than we do that any prayer we offer to the Mother of God means this: ‘Mother, I have killed…

BROOMALL, PA – On December 22, the community of St. Luke in Broomall held its annual Christmas Pageant. The Sunday School students did an amazing job reenacting the Nativity story with the help of the choir, narrators, and a procession. Father Christ Kontos, presiding priest of the community, thanked the children, the choir, and the…

Beloved brethren Christ is born: Extol him! The Word from heaven; Go to meet him!, Christ on earth; Be ye lifted up! Sing unto the Lord, all nations, and praise him in hymns with joy. Oh ye people. For he has glorified himself! Jn 13:31. The Church is chanting on the birth of the Word…

M e r r y C h r i s t m a s! Every year we exchange this greeting, wishing that we all have a “merry Christmas”. What we mean and what we think by these words is like a picture taken from the perfect Christmas card: sentimental caroling, sugar plums, mistletoes, and the…

In honor of the 20th anniversary of Orthodoxy in Thailand, the faithful of the Thai Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church are blessed to have a piece of the Mother of God with them for a month. On December 19, the feast of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Metropolitan Sergius of Singapore and Southeast Asia, the…

The ecclesiastical and cultural treasures of 13 of the 20 monasteries that comprise the semi-autonomous Orthodox monastic community on the Mt. Athos, also known as the Athonite State, will be available to millions of users and researchers from around the world as of next month. A new digital platform will be unveiled after the New…

Christmas Message The Christmas message of Archbishop Makarios of Australia Geplaatst door Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia op Zondag 22 december 2019     Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia