Archbishop Jovan of Ohrid was not released from prison on January 19

The release of Jovan (Vraniskovsky), Archbishop of Ohrid and Metropolitan of Skopje, who has been illegally kept in prison of the city of Skopje, has been postponed again.

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Body of Georgian priest killed in fire on Norman Atlantic ferry taken to Georgia

Archimandrite Ilia Kartozia will be buried on the territory of the David Agmashenebeli Monastery in Mtskheta, where he was father superior.

Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria Meets With South African President

The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa intends to implement a program to help the fight against AIDS in South Africa, according to Patriarch Theodoros’ statement during his meeting with the country’s president, Jacob Zuma.

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Holy Synod issues Internet ‘guidelines’ for clergy

Priests are asked to behave as men of God when they are online.

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Xenophontos Monastery—immersions of the cross and Theophany bathing (+Video)

On January 19, 2015, when the Orthodox Church celebrates the feast of Theophany according to the old calendar, the triple immersion of the holy cross was performed at the Xenophontos St. George’s Monastery on Mt. Athos in front of a great number of pilgrims who had arrived to the abode of the Most Holy Theotokos on the “Saint Anne” morning shipю