International

Ecumenical Patriarchate: Election of Auxiliary Bishops for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada joyously presents and transmits the official announcement of the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate regarding the election of assistant (auxiliary) bishops. ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE PRESS RELEASE Under the presidency of His All-Holiness, the Ecumenical Patriarch, the Holy and Sacred Synod convened for its regular session, today, Thursday,…

Feb 14, 2020Gheorghe Anghel

First Orthodox monastery in Tanzania celebrates its first Divine Liturgy

The Orthodox faithful of Tanzania celebrated a day of firsts earlier this week. On Monday, February 10, the first Orthodox monastery in the nation celebrated its first Divine Liturgy. The service was celebrated by His Grace Bishop Agathonikos of Arusha and Central Tanzania at the holy habitation in Kidamali together with a number of Greek…

Feb 14, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

‘New Men’: A documentary film about monastic life in West Virginia

A new documentary film about Holy Cross Monastery in West Virginia, USA, is set for release on April 23rd. The project began two and a half years ago, when Sam Cox, a young filmmaker and spiritual seeker, approached Fr. Seraphim about making the film. Sam wanted to know why men in our time would choose to…

Feb 13, 2020Sorin Ioniţe

Patriarch of Alexandria briefed in Athens over film production ‘Man of God’

The Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, His Divine Beatitude Theodoros II, was personally briefed on Wednesday, February 5, in Athens about the international film production “Man of God”, by the project’s director-screenwriter, Yelena Popovic. The film, which is currently being shot in Greece with an international case, deals with the life of 20th century…

Feb 12, 2020Gheorghe Anghel

Czech-Slovak and Serbian hierarchs celebrate canonization of several new martyrs

Hierarchs of the Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia and of the Serbian Church came together on Saturday, February 8, to liturgically celebrate the glorification among the saints of several New Martyrs of the Czech-Slovak Church. Frs. Vladimír Petřek and Václav Čikl, as well as Ján Sonnevend, Václav Ornest, and Karel Louda and their…

Feb 12, 2020Mihail Mere-Albe

7 Years since the enthronement of HB Patriarch John X of Antioch

His Beatitude John X celebrates on 10 February 2020 his 7th anniversary as Patriarch of Antioch. His Beatitude Patriarch John X was born in 1955 in the city of Lattakia, Syria. His father Mounah Yazigi was from Lattakia, a teacher of the Arabic language. His mother Rosa Moussi is from Tripoli, Lebanon. They gave birth…

Feb 10, 2020Iulian Dumitraşcu

Church of Greece: Voluntary abortion is a murder, we do not accept it

The Permanent Synod of the Orthodox Church in Greece ruled last week that it considers voluntary abortion to be a murder and cannot accept the practice. The Holy Synod met under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Archbishop Hieronymos II of Athens and All Greece on February 3-4, 2020. According to an announcement after the two-day…

Feb 10, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Ilia of Georgia on the coronavirus: All of this is for strengthening of faith and prayers

The coronavirus is another test, designed to strengthen our faith, His Holiness Patriarch-Catholicos Ilia II of Georgia told his flock during his Sunday homily at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi. “You know that a new virus has appeared. Many people are scared because of the virus. Some have called it a ‘deadly virus,’” he said.…

Feb 4, 2020Sorin Ioniţe

Germany’s Greek Metropolitan visits Romanian Settlement in München

The Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Germany, Augustinos, visited the construction site of the Romanian Settlement in München last Sunday, Jan. 25, where he met with the Romanian Archdiocese’s Assistant Bishop Sofian of Brasov. “We were pleased to see together for the first time, among other things, the concrete structure of the future Baptistery in the…

Jan 31, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus arrives in America

His Beatitude Archbishop Chrysostomos arrived at Charlotte Douglas Airport in South Carolina, where he was received by His Eminence Archbishop Elipidophoros. His Beatitude was also received by the Metropolitan of Atlanta, Mr. Alexios. Afterwards, His Beatitude went to the Holy Trinity Cathedral, where a large number of Greeks welcomed him wholeheartedly. Children and young people in…

Jan 29, 2020Mihail Mere-Albe

Bethlehem: Prince Charles visits the Nativity Church

On Friday, January 24, 2020, His Royal Highness Prince Charles of Wales visited the Basilica of the Nativity of the Lord, accompanied by a delegation including His Excellency Mr. Philip Hall, the British Consul General of Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II and the Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem, Souheil Dawani. Upon his arrival at the…

Jan 29, 2020Sorin Ioniţe