The Œcumenical Patriarchate’s Green Crusade

Novice Nathan Hagiosinaïtēs, who will soon be graduating from Saint Photios Orthodox Theological Seminary with the Bachelor of Theology degree, gave a lecture this term entitled “The Œcumenical Patriarchate’s Green Crusade: Ecumenism and Secularization.”

In this presentation, Brother Nathan details how environmentalism has its origin in the modern ecumenical movement and the implications this has for the Orthodox Church.This video includes the full lecture presented by Brother Nathan, as well as the question and answer session.

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Orthodox Awareness

Bartholomew Prays at Iftar

Iftar, refers to the evening meal when Muslims break their fast during the Islamic month of Ramadan. Iftar is one of the religious observances of Ramadan and is often done as a community, with people gathering to break their fast together. Iftar is done right after sunset.

We report the following unchanged as it was published:

"The leaders of the Armenian, Roman, Jewish and Syrian communities of Turkey sat around the fasting Iftar dinner in the Beyoglu district of Istanbul." Read more...

Missions

Saint John of Kronstadt - Bunnell, Florida

St. John of Kronstadt Orthodox Church began as a mission parish in the year 2000, in a home chapel in Palm Coast, FL – a small town on Florida’s northeast coast located between St. Augustine and Daytona Beach. After two years, it became necessary to have services in area community centers, rented for Sundays and other Holy Days. Read more...

Youth

2026 Youth Conference

Please join us for the 2026 youth conference in Upper Marlboro, MD! To learn more, visit the this page.

Ask A Priest

Civil Annulment's Effect on Church Marriage?

Q. This concerns a U.S. marriage. If the marriage is civilly annulled, what is the effect upon the Church marriage? Is it also annulled? Read more...