A newly-found mosaic in el-Araj, on the northern shore of Lake Kinneret in Israel, shows the most probable location of the city of Bethsaida and it could also indicate the home of Apostles Peter and…
A virtual stroll through the Orthodox world. From America to Israel, toTurkey or Romania, the joy of being Orthodox was captured in our weekly selection of pictures. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post: View this…
55-year-old Norwegian Toma and child Matias are the newest members of the Romanian Orthodox Church in Northern Europe. Romanian Orthodox Bishop Macarie baptized them on July 30. The Holy Sacrament was officiated in the Oslo…
See educational workshops, pilgrimages, prayer moments and many more in our selection of Orthodox photographs taken between August 1 and 7, 2022. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post: View this post on Instagram A…
Submissions for Byzanfest International Orthodox Christian Film Festival are closing 1st August 2022. The organizers plan a return to cinemas after two years of lockdowns. This year, the Festival is planning one of its biggest events…
The Orthodox Church is the fastest growing Christian denomination in Australia according to recently published 2016-2021 census data. The Greek Orthodox Church is the fasting growing of all in Australia, while the Serbian and Antiochian…
Please find Moments of monastic life, patronal feasts and other events in Romania and the Orthodox world between July 4 – 10, 2022: the week in pictures. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post: View this…
Last week’s highlights were the feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, but also the feasts of Holy Prince Stephen the Great and of St. John Maximovich, celebrated on different continents on the same…
This year’s edition of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, marked anually on June 26, has the theme “Addressing drug challenges in health and humanitarian crises”. In 2022, the world continues to…
The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate added on Tuesday a new saint to the Orthodox calendar: Archimandrite Bessarion Korkoliakos, also called “the Merciful Elder”, abbot of the Agathonos Monastery († January 22). The saint was…