2022: When does the Fast of the Holy Apostles begin?
This year, the Fast of the Holy Apostles begins on Monday, June 20, and lasts for nine days. The commemoration day of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul is celebrated every year on June 29.…
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International Orthodox Christian Charities marks its 30th anniversary
International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) celebrates this month 30 years of social-philanthropical service and assistance worldwide. IOCC, located in Baltimore – Maryland (USA), is a humanitarian organization affiliated to the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops…
360 million Christians persecuted in 2021 for their faith, Open Doors report shows
The tendencies of persecution and oppression of Christians have grown worldwide in 2021, the data published by the Open Doors International show. According to the report, approximately 360 million Christians are suffering a high degree…
Make your heart a bright and pure cave, Australia’s Romanian Bishop Mihail urges in Christmas encyclical
In this year’s Christmas encyclical, His Grace Bishop Mihail of Australia and New Zealand emphasizes that the Nativity of the Saviour represents the fulfilment of all Old Testament prophecies. Through Him, divine revelation is concrete,…
Feast of St. Nektarios: Service in Aegina to be broadcast live
The online television platform Pemptousia will live-stream the Great Festive Vespers and the Liturgical Procession of the Honorable Head of St. Nektarios on Monday from the Holy Trinity Monastery on the island of Aegina, beginning…
“He preached the message of the Resurrection for 12 years”: First Bishop of Deva Gurie Georgiu laid to rest at Cathedral of St Nicholas
“This is the message of His Grace Bishop Gurie: believe in the Resurrection of the Saviour Jesus Christ! (…) It is the message he has sent you over the last 12 years. The Saviour rose…
Bp Timotei: Orthodox Youth Association members are Christ’s “mystical disciples” who are not ashamed to profess Him
“The mission of the Church at the Holy Altar is complemented by wonderful projects, deeds and ideas of young people who are mystical disciples of the Saviour, who are not ashamed to profess Him and…
First services at Romanian Parish in Dubai to be celebrated in September
The first services at the newly established Romanian parish in Dubai will be officiated in September, parish priest Alexandru Truşcan told the Basilica News Agency. The services will be occasioned by the main patronal feast…
The new Greek Metropolitan of France has been ordained
The elected Metropolitan of France, Archim. Demetrios Ploumis was ordained bishop on Sunday in St. George’s Cathedral in Phanar, Orthodox Times informs. The divine liturgy was presided over by His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. Elder…
The fasting season involves a spiritual struggle, Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam says
In his sermon delivered last Friday at the Patriarchal Cathedral, the Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploieşti stressed that “the fasting season involves a spiritual struggle with ourselves, against the temptations that come from around…