Orthodox Churches

St. John of Kronstadt monument unveiled at D.C. church founded by St. John of San Francisco

More than 300 Orthodox Christians gathered at St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington D.C. to greet one of Russia’s most beloved saints—John of Kronstadt.

Archbishop of Thyateira to Archbishop of Athens: Pray for Me

Today, Friday, September 6, 2019, Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira had a meeting with Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece.The new Archbishop of Thyateira, Nikitas, was welcomed at the entrance of the Holy Archdiocese by the Protosyncellus, Bishop Symeon of Thespies.

Archbishop Ieronymos: The Church creates and educates the personalities we all need

“The Church creates and educates the personalities we all need,” said Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece during the inauguration ceremony of the new premises of the primary school under the auspices of the Transfiguration Church in Vrilissia, Varympompi.

Metropolitans Athinagoras of Ilion, Acharnes and Petroupoli, and Ioannis of Thermopylae attended the ceremony. The Archbishop was accompanied by the Protosyncellus of the Archdiocese of Athens, Bishop Symeon of Thespies.

Icon of archangels miraculously survives apartment fire

Fire tore through an apartment at 49 Epirus Street in the Athens suburb of Ilioupoli on Wednesday. Despite the damage done, an icon of the holy archangels in the room where the fire started survived, leaving only the faces of the Heavenly ministers visible.

Romanian Elder Arsenie (Boca) proposed for canonization

Elder Arsenie (Boca), perhaps Romania’s most beloved elder of the 20th century, will be considered for canonization by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church.

Meeting under the chairmanship of His Eminence Metropolitan Laurențiu of Sibiu and Transylvania at the headquarters of the Diocese of Deva and Hunedoara yesterday, the Metropolitan Council of the Metropolis of Transylvania approved of the canonization file on Elder Arsenie prepared by the special Metropolitan Theological Commission, reports the diocesan press service.

New abbot officially enthroned at St. John’s Monastery in Essex, England

The new abbot of the Monastery of St. John the Baptist in Essex, England, founded by the great 20th-century elder Sophrony (Sakharov), was officially installed late last month.