The annual Memorial Service of the reposed Hagiotaphite Fathers, memorable Patriarchs, Archbishops, Priests, Hieromonks, Hierodeacons, Monks and Nuns was held...
“In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth.” I stop, struck with admiration at this thought. What shall...
The coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ into the world is one of the few interludes of joy which tormented humanity has enjoyed over the course of its history. This is illustrated in the angelic tidings of the Nativity to the simple shepherds in Bethlehem: ‘Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day… a savior, who is Christ the Lord’ (Luke 2, 10-11). It is also reflected in the wonderful hymnography of our Church: ‘Rejoice you righteous, exult you heavens, skip you mountains, for Christ is born’, (1st tropario at Lauds). This is because the entirely good God of love, in His mercy, did not abandon ...
His Beatitude Patriarch John X received His Eminence Christophoros, the Metropolitan of Amman delegated by His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilus III,...
The beating of the Orthodox hierarch and Serbian believers by the Montenegrin police is an unprecedented case for Europe since...
Reverend Father Michael, We, the Governing Board, Academic Council, teachers, professors and the staff of the Office of Public Relations...
‘I am grateful to the Georgian government for the work to release Dr. Vazha Gaprindashvili. Special congratulations to the wrestlers,’...
The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II reminded parishioners the words of the prophet Haggai at...
Matins and the Divine Liturgy of St. Stephen’s Day was held on Friday morning, December 27, 2019, in the Basilica...
On Friday, Dec. 27, 2019, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain visited Saint Andrew the Apostle Greek...
Master goldsmith Milen Vodenicharov restored the oldest canopy in the main church at Bachkovo Monastery of the Dormition of the...
The Bulgarian government has allocated € 1.2 million to Saint George the Zograf Monastery, also known as the Zograf Monastery,...
In education, it’s very dangerous for us to prioritize only the development of the intellect and knowledge and to ignore the heart. We must concentrate on the heart above all else, because the heart is life, but life which has been corroded by sin. Society is corrupt precisely because it doesn’t have Christian education.
The monastic settlements on Mount Athos can be separated into the following categories: the twenty monasteries and their dependencies –...
On the 23rd of December, a conference dedicated to the 42nd anniversary of the enthronement of the Catholicos-Patriarch of All...
On the 24th of December, His Eminence Metropolitan Basilios presided over Matins and the Divine Liturgy to celebrate the feast...
On Wednesday, December 12/25, 2019, the Jerusalem Patriarchate celebrated the commemoration of our Father among the Saints Spyridon, Bishop of...
Despite strong protests from the hierarchs, clergy, monastics, and faithful of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the majority religion in the...
Thousands of people gathered in the Montenegrin capital and in other towns and cities to protest against the controversial new...
Just seeing isn’t a sin. It becomes a sin if you look with envy, pride or greed.
