Orthodox Churches

Visit of Archbishop Elpidophoros of America to Honolulu

Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, accompanied by Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco made a visit to Hawaii. On January 19, 2020, he presided over the Archieratical Divine Liturgy at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Honolulu.

Patriarchal Liturgy in the church of the Nativity of Saint John on Central Cemetary

His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, celebrated the Holy Liturgy in the church of the Nativity of Saint of John the Baptist on Central cemetary in Belgrade on 20 January 2020, on the feast of Saint John the Baptist.

He was concelebrated by protopresbyter-staurophors Dragan Pavlovic, dean of the church; Miroslav Popadic and Dr. Radovan Popovic, as well as deacons Dragan Tanasijevic, Nemanja Ristic and Sasa Glisic.

Patriarch Kirill serves with Bulgarian hierarch on feast of Theophany

On January 19, the holy feast of Theophany, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great and the rite of the great blessing of the waters at the Theophany Cathedral in Moscow.

Liturgy served in 17th-century Bulgarian church for first time in 70 years

The Bulgarian Orthodox faithful of the village of Arbanasi in Veliko Tarnovo Municipality in the north-central Veliko Tarnovo Province have cause for great celebration as their Church of St. Athanasius the Great reopened recently, with the Divine Liturgy being celebrated there for the first time in 70 years.

Mayor of Thessaloniki visits Ecumenical Patriarchate

The Mayor of Thessaloniki, Konstantinos Zervas, met Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew today, January 18, 2020.

His Holiness Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia’s Prayer on Nativity for the Coming Year

For the first time, we are seeing His Holiness Ilia’s Nativity Epistle for this year, which is not only profound Orthodox teaching but a powerful prayer for all. Before the end of Christmastide, we would like to present it to our readers.

Most Eminent Hierarchs, Reverend Fathers, Deacons, Monks and Nuns, Authorities of our Government, members of the Holy Orthodox Church of Georgia, Residents of Iberia and our compatriots who are now living in the countries beyond our land.