Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, The constant miracle we experience at our every step in Africa is the strong presence of God, of the Virgin Mary and of the Saints. When things seem difficult and irrevocable, God’s providence paves the way for solutions that did not exist before. God alone shows “paths” for…
The Holy Diocese of Accra and West Africa was founded in 1959. The Diocese was served by worthy Hierarchs, among them Patriarch Petros of blessed memory. As it is based in Accra, it is often thought to be limited to Ghana only. But it also includes the states of Cote d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Mali….
Dear friends of the Mission, Along with my warmest wishes for health and spiritual progress, please accept my sincere gratitude for your prayers, patience, understanding and spiritual, material and financial support for the Holy Diocese of Kananga. As you well know, every month, but also every day and every moment, we try without sparing any…
The work of the Foreign Mission in the Holy Diocese of Katanga is progressing in difficult conditions. In these circumstances, the Orthodox Church is called to bear witness to the faith of a people who are plagued, as we have said in the past, by various sects and Christian denominations, which for many years have…
Roads of Christ, roads of the Apostles, roads of love were the tours of His Beatitude the Pope and Patriarch Theodore in Bukoba diocese, Tanzania, on October 18-21, 2021. He has a great love for all, but especially for Tanzania and Bukoba. This is the fourth time he has been to Tanzania and his third…
In an atmosphere of unspeakable joy and enthusiasm, both clergy and faithful of the Holy Diocese of Gulu and Eastern Uganda welcomed His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodoros II on October 15. A Doxology was performed at the Holy Church of St. Basil for the arrival of our high visitor, our Spiritual Father, who blessed…
On the afternoon of October 11, His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa Theodore II arrived at Entebbe International Airport accompanied by The Very Reverend Archimandrite Fr. Elpidoforos. The representative of the President of Uganda welcomed His Beatitude and wished him a good stay as a guest of the government. The patriarchal…
Dear Friends of Mission, With God’s help and your prayers, we are well and we hope you are all well, too. I would like to inform you of the progress of our Mission. It was with a lot of effort, hopes and dreams that we founded the School of St. Paul the Apostle in Medan…
Dear Friends of Mission, Reasons independent of my will did not permit me to communicate with you earlier. Unfortunately or not, I am still in Greece, since India due to the pandemic remains closed for foreigners. From here I am coordinating the whole work by online means, until God permits my return. In general, as…
By grace of God, I am a Christian. My deeds, alas, prove me a great sinner and regarding my life, I am a man with no home, coming from a very inglorious family and wandering from place to place. —The Way of a Pilgrim I am writing this article thinking of every missionary who, with…
