On January 22, the Orthodox Church commemorates St. Anastasios the Persian, a name shared by His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durrës, and All Albania. The Orthodox Community of Albania expresses its heartfelt wishes to Archbishop Anastasios through the official social media account of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania. Archbishop Anastasios, the visionary initiator…

“I want you to keep this from tonight’s event, that the person who loves is never the weak one. The person who loves is the strong one. All the love you have given to the wrong people will be returned to you. Do not regret loving. Love is a spiritual investment. Love constitutes the perfect…

With due ecclesiastical splendour and solemnity, on Friday, 19 January 2024, according to the Julian Calendar, the feast of the Holy Epiphany was celebrated with a full congregation at the Vatopedi Metochion of Galata in Constantinople. During the Divine Liturgy, which was held in the Holy Church of Saint Andrew the First-Called Apostle, His Eminence…

During the heartfelt reception at the Holy Monastery of Simonos Petra, I seized the opportunity to reiterate the unwavering faithfulness of the Greek-American community. They demonstrate their commitment by dedicating their personal time and efforts for the betterment of our Church. Their love and reverence for Mount Athos are profound. Whenever possible, I encourage them…

On January 19, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America officiated a vigil and Hierarchical Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Epiphany at the Holy Monastery of Xenophontos on Mount Athos. Clergy and pilgrims joined Archbishop Elpidophoros for this special service. The intricate iconography and beauty of the monastery glistened under the soft lighting…

e-Meeting with Elder Ephraim Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi, Mount Athos and Romanian Psychologists, Psychopedagogists, Psychiatrists and Neurologists THURSDAY 1st FEB 2024 at 19:30 (Greek Time) Interpretation available in Romanian, English, Russian, Georgian, French and Arabic. The e-Meeting is organized by the web magazine PEMPTOUSIA . You may register in advance for this…

On Thursday, January 5/18, 2024, the Great Royal Hours of Epiphany were read in the monastic and Patriarchal Holy Church of Saints Constantine and Helen of the Holy Sepulchre Brotherhood, presided over by H.H.B. our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos, followed by the Divine Liturgy of the Great Basil and the Service of the…

A decalogue addressed to journalists, authored by Archbishop Calinic of Suceva and Rădăuți, exhorts them to embrace an apostolate of communication while upholding principles of professional deontology. The ten rules were compiled in the context of the 174th anniversary of the birth of Romania’s national poet and journalist, Mihai Eminescu. A decalogue for journalists Like…

On Saturday, January 13, 2024, at the Church of the Annunciation of the Theotokos in Busan, a youth meeting was held by the main topic: “The Christian Faith as a transforming force in our lives”. The program began in the morning with spiritual discussions, lunch, participation in the Great Vespers and concluded with the evening…