October 9, 2019, is the feast day of the repose of Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian and of...
On October 8, 2019, the feast day of St Sergius of Radonezh, “Abbot of the Russian Land,” was celebrated. With...
The Synodal Biblical and Theological Commission of the Russian Orthodox Church published a clarification on invalidity of ordinations and non-canonicity of...
On Tuesday, 8th October 2019, on the Feast of Venerable Sergius of Radonezh, Metropolitan Vladimir of Chisinau and all Moldova...
For those who are properly prepared, sorrows are spiritual contests and food for the athletes of Christ. They enable them to inherit the glory of the Father. Saint Basil the Great
Under the Chairmanship of His Eminence Archbishop Sotirios, the newly constituted Archdiocesan Council convened on Monday, October 7, 2019, for...
Forgetfulness in and of itself has no power, but acquires embodiment in proportion to our negligence. Do not say; ‘What...
One of Lebanon’s most beloved Orthodox Christian saints had been largely forgotten since his martyrdom on October 13, 1450. But...
With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph, Archpriest Thomas Zain, Vicar General of the Antiochian Archdiocese and Dean of...
Watch Aleksander Wasyluk’s speech at the 2nd International Conference on Digital Media and Orthodox Pastoral Care DMOPC18 which took place from 18th-21st June 2018 at the Orthodox Academy of Crete, organized under the High Auspices of His All Holliness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
Let us continue with our study of the word of God from the book by Saint John Damaskinos Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith. In the previous chapter, the saint told us that God exists. This is obvious. But what is God, in His essence and nature? This is entirely beyond our comprehension and knowledge. Besides, the deity is incorporeal, He doesn’t have a body. This, too, is abundantly clear, because God is infinite, that is, He has neither bounds nor form. So He can’t have a body. Moreover, the Deity is incorporeal, because He cannot be touched, and is also invisible and not composed of different elements. ‘He is simple, not compound’, says Damaskinos. We can’t lay hands on ...
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Another kidnapping of Christian pupils was reported in Nigeria, possibly the work of the Islamist terror group Boko Haram. According...
A holy relic of St. Spyridonas will be convened to Bucharest on Saturday, according to an announcement by the Romanian...
The Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church, His Holiness Irinej, this week bestowed the decoration of the Order of St....
Visiting Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday visited the St. George Orthodox Church in Cairo’s old district – one...
The new civil governor of Mt. Athos, Athanasios Martinos, was sworn-in on Wednesday. Martinos, a well-known ship owner and philanthropist,...
Members of the Church of Greece’s Holy Synod on Wednesday dealt with the increasingly acute problem of low birth rates...
Three bishops, two famous icons and more than 100 parishioners are expected at St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church’s 90th anniversary...
The 104-year-old Greek Orthodox Church in Pocatello will soon be filled with artwork from a renowned Byzantine iconographer. Former professor...