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NBA Giannis Antetokounmpo thanks God in MVP acceptance speech

On Monday night, June 24, NBA commissioner Adam Silver stood on stage and announced Giannis Antetokounmpo was the winner of the 2019 NBA MVP award, Sports Spectrum reports. A very emotional Antetokounmpo came to the stage to accept the award, and after fighting back a few tears, gave thanks. “First of all, I want to…

Jul 5, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Serbian Orthodox Church icon replica in Birmingham

A replica of a 2,000-year-old religious icon has been unveiled in Birmingham. The Holy Prince Lazar church in Bournville has said it is honoured to have received the first ever official copy of Trojeručica, BBC reports. The replica, dedicated to families of bereaved children, has arrived at the church after being transported from a monastery…

Jul 5, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

The site of the Birthplace of Jesus in Bethlehem removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger

The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Baku since 30 June, has decided to remove the Birthplace of Jesus: the Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem from the List of World Heritage in Danger, UNESCO reports. The Committee said its decision was due to the high quality of work carried out on the…

Jul 5, 2019Mihail Mere-Albe

‘Magnificent’ 1,500 year-old baptismal font is discovered in church at birthplace of Jesus in Bethlehem

The discovery of a baptismal font during the restoration work of the Church of the Nativity in the biblical city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank will pave the way to learn more about the history of the church, announced on Saturday, June 22, Ziad al-Bandak, head of the Presidential Committee for the Restoration…

Jun 28, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Archbishop Elpidophoros to the faithful of the Archdiocese: Become another Simon of Cyrene

“Therefore, I invite each and every one of you. Join me. Become another Simon of Cyrene, who, as you remember, was forced by the Roman soldiers to carry the Cross of our Lord. What a precious and extraordinary honor he had, but this honor is available to everyone of us. Nobody is forcing us, but…

Jun 26, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

The Church sends a message of hope to the youth away from addictions – Archbishop Ieronymos

On the occasion of the International Day Against Drug Abuse, the Archbishop of Athens and all Greece sends a message to young people. Archbishop Ieronymos says young people that the addictions of our time, such as drugs, alcohol, gambling, as well as Internet addiction, etc. “have a common cause, the beginning of a spiritual death.”…

Jun 26, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

A priest’s heartfelt message of support to parents who are reluctant to take their children to church goes viral

“Please ignore people’s eyes rolling and heads turning when your children are ‘playing up’ inside the house of God. I want you to know that they are always welcome,” says Fr Michael Psaromatis. When Adelaide-based Greek Orthodox priest, Father Michael Psaromatis, posted a heartfelt message to his parishioners last Friday letting them know that he…

Jun 26, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Archbishop Makarios of Australia to be enthroned in Sydney on June 29

The Enthronement of Archbishop Makarios of Australia will take place on Saturday, June 29, at 11.00 am at the Holy Cathedral of the “Annunciation of the Theotokos” (242 Cleveland Street, Redfern, Sydney). The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia invites all the faithful to attend the enthronement, as “it is the duty of every Orthodox Christian…

Jun 25, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Middle East Orthodox Primates to meet again in Nicosia

The four Primates of the Autocephalous Orthodox Churches in the Middle East will meet a second time in Nicosia in the near future in an effort to find a solution for the ecclesial issue of Ukraine. The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria addressed for the first time the issue of granting autocephaly to Ukraine in…

Jun 25, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Elder Gervasios (Paraskevopoulos) of Patras proposed for canonization

Following the Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Holy Trinity in Patras, Greece on Monday, His Eminence Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Patras announced that he had proposed Elder Gervasios (Paraskevopoulos) for canonization, submitting a packet of relevant documents to the Patriarchate of Constantinople’s Synodal committee for canonizations. The announcement was met with the cheers and…

Jun 20, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Bulgarian church to add Georgia to pilgrimage destination list, promoting religious tourism

The Bulgarian church will add Georgia to a list of pilgrimage destinations, including countries the local church advises its parish to visit, the Georgian parliament reports. The step will encourage religious tourism in Georgia and increase interest in Georgian holy sites, the parliament’s press office stated after the meeting of Georgian Parliament Speaker Irakli Kobakhidze…

Jun 19, 2019Gheorghe Anghel