Opinions

By Maximos Pafilis, Bishop of Melitene In the furthest bounds of Galilee, there where the stone prayers resound in the...

For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. The terrorist attack in Syria was, tragically, inevitable....

By Archimandrite Athenagoras Soupourtzis* The recent attack on the historic Church of the Prophet Elijah in Damascus, with its tragic...

By Ben Malian/Orthodox Observer Today marks the six-year anniversary of Archbishop Elpidophoros of America’s enthronement. On June 22nd, 2019, the...

By Grand Archimandrite Iakovos, Ecumenical Patriarchate Beloved sisters and brothers in Christ, With gratitude for this opportunity, I wish to...

The clergy of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem have endured considerable challenges over recent decades. Now, as tensions between Israel and...

On the vast global chessboard, the current situation is truly unprecedented. The USA, Europe, Russia, Ukraine, and nearby players like...

By Efi Efthimiou One of the most widely read articles published by orthodoxtimes.com, titled “What sources from Phanar and Kyiv...

By the mid-6th century AD, the biblical Burning Bush had become sufficient cause for Justinian to order the construction of...

By Maximos Pafilis, Bishop of Melitene The ultimate day, no glorious consummation but the final prostration, bears the weight of...