ORTHODOX AUTOCEPHALOUS CHURCH OF ALBANIA THE HOLY SYNOD Communiqué The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania, during her session of February 23, 2023 under the presidency of His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios, reiterated that she gladly welcomes the decision of the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, of last May 2022, that “She…
The civic association "Badnikovi Povorki", which for years has been working hard to beautify the festive atmosphere for the celebration of the holy birth of Christ - Christmas, and for its dignified celebration in the spirit of Orthodox tradition, has gifted the Macedonian public with another beautiful video this year, featuring the most famous Christmas…
Archbishop of Cyprus, Chrysostomos II passed away today at the age of 81 after a long battle with cancer. Early years Born as Herodotos Dimitriou on April 10, 1941, in Tala, Paphos, he joined the monastery of Ayios Neophytos at age 12, two years after losing his father. In 1963 he was ordained deacon by…
An ancient Christian monastery — possibly dating as far back as the years before Islam spread across the Arabian Peninsula — has been discovered on an island off the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The monastery on Siniyah Island, part of the sand-dune sheikhdom of Umm al-Quwain, sheds new light on the history…
At noon today, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace. During their half-hour private meeting, the Ecumenical Patriarch expressed once again his condolences for the death of the King’s Mother, Queen Elizabeth II, as well as his prayers and best wishes on behalf of the Mother Church for a successful…
Every year, on the evening of September 19, the wonderworking Panagia Voulkaniotissa Icon is carried in procession from the Voulkanos Monastery down to the city of Messini, Greece. The procession is held in honor of a miracle of the Mother of God in 1755, when a procession with the icon saved the city from a…
