On the occasion of the International Day Against Drug Abuse, the Archbishop of Athens and all Greece sends a message to young people. Archbishop Ieronymos says young people that the addictions of our time, such…
“Please ignore people’s eyes rolling and heads turning when your children are ‘playing up’ inside the house of God. I want you to know that they are always welcome,” says Fr Michael Psaromatis. When Adelaide-based…
Message of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, addressed to the participants in the 25th edition of the events dedicated to Holy Apostle Paul, Veria, 25-29 June 2019. Please find below the…
The Patriarch of Romania on Monday met with three hundred graduate students of the ‘Patriarch Justinian’ Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Bucharest and reminded that every one of them is a missionary. The students took…
During a meeting with Romanians from Vienna last Friday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel expressed his joy that national identity is preserved in the diaspora through ‘the rich activity’ carried out by parishes. ‘We are happy…
The Enthronement of Archbishop Makarios of Australia will take place on Saturday, June 29, at 11.00 am at the Holy Cathedral of the “Annunciation of the Theotokos” (242 Cleveland Street, Redfern, Sydney). The Greek Orthodox…
Addressing an event on common European values, in Brussels, which was marking the upcoming Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU (July-December 2019), European Commission Vice-President, Jyrki Katainen emphasised that the discussion on this topic is becoming…
His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae Condrea laid the foundation stone for a new church dedicated to one of the most beloved Romanian Saints, Venerable John Jacob (the New Chosebite) of Neamt, on June 17, 2019. The…
Several photos of people living in Romania’s villages have gone on display for the first time at the Holy Trinity Romanian Orthodox Parish in Troy, Michigan. The Basilica.ro exhibition was opened on Sunday, June 16,…
The four Primates of the Autocephalous Orthodox Churches in the Middle East will meet a second time in Nicosia in the near future in an effort to find a solution for the ecclesial issue of…
The current primate of the Albanian Orthodox Church celebrates Monday 27 Years since his election as head of the Albanian Orthodox Church. His Beatitude Arch. Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, was born on November…
Following the Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Holy Trinity in Patras, Greece on Monday, His Eminence Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Patras announced that he had proposed Elder Gervasios (Paraskevopoulos) for canonization, submitting a packet…
After 200 years, the monastic life has been revived in Redea, a village in the southcentral Romania commune of Buzoieşti, 70 miles west of Bucharest, where previously a monastery had functioned since the time of…
The Bulgarian church will add Georgia to a list of pilgrimage destinations, including countries the local church advises its parish to visit, the Georgian parliament reports. The step will encourage religious tourism in Georgia and…
The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church met on Wednesday at the Synodal Hall of the Patriarchal Residence under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel to discuss current topics on the agenda. The…
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel has sent an encouraging message to students in Romania taking national exams urging all priests to assist them during this stressful period with prayer, encouraging words and any other useful help.…
The new Archbishop of Australia, Makarios, arrived in Sydney on Tuesday. The Assistant Bishops of the Holy Archdiocese, the clergy, the monastic fraternities, the pious people and representatives of state and political authorities welcomed the…
The Patriarch of Romania on Whit Monday pointed out the important missionary activity of the Basilica Media Centre during a meeting with the Patriarchate’s journalists held at the Patriarchal Palace. ‘We congratulate you for this…