A jewel in the heart of Africa which testifies to the 50-year-old presence of the Orthodox Church is the Church of Saint Catherine in Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A church, whose construction began 10 years ago under the supervision and tireless work of Missionary Father Kyrillos Grigoriatis, and with the blessings…
It was a long time since we had been invited to a distant parish celebration. On the eve of that celebration everything was ready, so we set out on our journey for the distant village very early. We had heard about the difficulties due to the poor road construction and the prevailing weather conditions. We…
Latin America, unlike other continents of the world, is a cluster of nations that have developed under the auspices of Western civilization. A Western world in crisis where Christianity, besides sects, has left its mark and is based on the Holy Scriptures. Unfortunately, the Holy Bible is interpreted in various ways and forms that have…
Dear Friends of Mission, By the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, with the blessings of H.D.B. Theodore II Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, and with the love of His Grace Bishop Fotios of Malawi, we continue our missionary work in Malawi. We will start our update with the good…
Dear Friends of Mission, I greet you in the name of the Holy Triune God. Please accept my apologies for my past silence. Here in Calcutta, West Bengal, I continue the missionary struggle with the substantial support of the Orthodox Missionary Fraternity, which has been a fellow companion in the Mission of India since the…
My name is Fr. Paul Petit Homme and I am from Haiti. About 25 years ago I decided to come to Thessaloniki with the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Athenagoras of Mexico and Central America, who helped us realize our purpose and become missionaries. I learned the language and studied for three years at the…
Fr. Andronikos was ordained two years ago at St Andrew’s Metropolitan Chapel in Wellington. For one year, he ministered and studied as a Deacon at the Holy Monastery of the Archangels in Levin under the spiritual guidance of the monastery Abbot Fr. Meletios. After his ordination as a Presbyter, he ministered as a priest at…
It is Christ who inspires. The diptych “teaching” and “ministry” was perfectly expressed in the person of the God-man Jesus Christ. His teaching abolishes all the stereotypes of the time. It accepts and elevates women, abolishes slavery and borders and forgives sin. It beautifies man, it adopts him. At the same time it stands by…
With more than 1,400,000,000 inhabitants, India made headlines this year when it overtook China in population and is hoping to improve its economic and political power and claim a place equal to its size on the world map. India is a land of great contrasts and my short visit to Central and North India gave…
By Fr. Prochoros Manuk Allo Borneo or Kalimantan is the third largest island in the world located in Southeast Asia. Politically, the island is divided by three country, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei Darussalam, where Indonesia occupies 73% of the total area of this island. The Indonesian part of Borneo consists of five provinces, namely…
