Following the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88, the world is now waiting to see who will succeed him, as the Cardinals gather in Rome for the Papal Conclave. A papal conclave is a gathering of the College of Cardinals convened to elect a bishop of Rome, also known as the pope. The…
Perth, Australia, January 14, 2025 – On January 11, Bishop Elpidios of Perth of the Patriarchate of Constantinople’s Archdiocese of Australia celebrated a collective Baptismal service for 12 people at the Church of the Annunciation of the Theotokos in West Perth. Among those baptized were three siblings from the same family. The candidates completed a…
Dublin, January 14, 2025 – The Romanian Orthodox Church enthroned the first bishop for its newly established Diocese of Ireland and Iceland on Saturday, January 11. The Divine Liturgy at the St. Columba Church in Dublin was celebrated by His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph of Western and Southern Europe, together with several other Romanian and other…
Luanda, Angola, January 14, 2025 – Another non-canonical community in Africa has joined the Russian Orthodox Church’s African Exarchate. On January 5, in the Angolan capital of Luanda, Fr. Rafael Da Conceiaco celebrated the Baptism of 27 local residents. Then he celebrated “the rite of joining the Orthodox Church for more than 200 believers who…
Souroti, Thessaloniki, Greece, January 14, 2025 – Yesterday marked the 10th anniversary of the glorification of one of the greatest elders of the 20th century and one of the most revered saints of the Orthodox Church today. On Elder Paisios of Mount Athos CanonizedAfter careful study of the reported facts, the Synod unanimously included Schemamonk…
Vilnius, January 14, 2025 – His Eminence Metropolitan Chrysostom (Martishkin), who led the Moscow Patriarchate’s Diocese of Vilnius and Lithuania from 1990 to 2010, reposed in the Lord on Christmas Eve, January 6. The Metropolitan was 90 years old when he reposed, the diocese reports. The current Metropolitan, His Eminence Innokenty, spoke of his predecessor…
Uganda, January 15, 2025 – More than 50 were baptized in the Diocese of Gulu. A series of mass Baptisms were celebrated in Uganda during the Nativity season. On Saturday, January 4, a new parish of the Patriarchate of Alexandria was formally established in Bugiri, with the Baptism of 17 catechumens, including both children and…
Belgrade, January 14, 2025 – The primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church feasted with the less fortunate in Belgrade on January 7, in honor of the great feast of the Nativity of Christ. His Holiness Patriarch Porfirije visited the Religious Charitable Care Facility, where he ate with the homeless and beneficiaries of the Church’s soup…
St. Basil the Great In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit! Today the Orthodox Church is commemorating one of the most wonderful teachers of the Church–St. Basil the Great—“Universal Teacher”Hierarch Basil the Great is one of the Church’s most remarkable theologians. His influence on the fortunes…
Photo: foma.ru In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit! Dear brothers and sisters, the commemoration of sacred events connected with the name of Jesus Christ is always salvific, edifying, and comforting for the faithful. The holy Church therefore tries to imprint as many memories of Jesus Christ as…
