WCC expresses profound concern over escalating violence in Lebanon and Gaza
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed profound concern over escalating violence in Lebanon ...
Monday, November 17, 2025
Tag: Orthodoxy
30th International Ecumenical Conference “Basil the Great, Teacher of Christian Life” was held
The 30th International Ecumenical Conference on Orthodox Spirituality was successfully organized by the Monastic Brotherhood of Bose in Northern Italy, ...
Orthodox parishes in the US show strong post-pandemic recovery, outperforming other denominations
A recent study published by the Hartford Institute for Religion revealed that Orthodox parishes in the US experienced a smaller ...
First cohort graduates from inaugural Certificate Program in Prison Ministry
The first ever Certificate Program in Prison Ministry, in partnership with Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry (OCPM) and St. Tikhon’s Orthodox ...
Increase in Orthodox Conversions in the USA from 2022 to 2023
A study published this month shows that the number of conversions to Orthodoxy increased in the U.S. from 2022 to 2023. Most ...
The only Church in the Orthodox World dedicated to the Holy Innocents
The only Church in the Orthodox world dedicated to the Holy Innocents is located in Oinoi, Attica, near the historic ...
Completion of the Fourth Summer School for Ukrainian clergy and lay theologians
On Wednesday, July 12th, the “Fourth Summer School for Ukrainian Clergy and Lay Theologians” was completed. This training program of ...
Pope Francis plans to send delegations to Kyiv and Moscow to end the war
Pope Francis hopes to send personal delegations to the presidents of Ukraine and Russia to mediate a ceasefire, a Catholic ...
WCC delegation visits Ukraine
A delegation from the World Council of Churches (WCC) is visiting Ukraine on 10-12 May to renew relations with churches ...
The Oslo Society at the Prinkipo Orphanage
On Tuesday, April 25, the historic Prinkipo Orphanage was visited by the Oslo Society, an association founded in 1811 that ...
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Spiritual Academy in honor of Saints Cosmas and Damian held at St. Sava Church Crypt
A spiritual academy dedicated to the feast of the Holy Unmercenaries and Wonderworkers Cosmas and Damian—the patrons of physicians,...
Metropolitan of Sweden: The Evangelist Matthew and American Cinema
By Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden Allow me to begin not from a Patristic text, but from a world we...
Saint Gregory, Wonderworker and Bishop of Neocaesarea (17 November)
Saint Gregory the Wonderworker, Bishop of Neocaesarea, was born in the city of Neocaesarea (northern Asia Minor) into a...
Patriarch of Alexandria: St. Philoumenos calls us to seek peace and reconciliation
On Sunday, November 16, the historic Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos of the Arab-speaking Orthodox community in...
Patriarch of Romania: Every person has a unique and eternal value in God’s love
“Every person in this world, regardless of ethnicity, social status, or age, has a unique and eternal value in...
Bishop of Melitene: The Poison of Moralism
by Maximos Pafilis, Bishop of Melitene Sermon on the Gospel according to Matthew 9:9-13. Above the stone-paving of the...
