The first hierarchal guest was His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in America and Chairman of SCOBA. His Eminence spoke of the "real foundation" that OCN has laid in its 10-year effort to develop media outreach programs for the Orthodox Church on the radio and the Internet, and expressed his desire to see those efforts grow "exponentially" through "Share the Light" Sunday. Read more...

Nairobi, Kenya - The New Year began with tragedy for many people in Kenya as widespread violence erupted on December 27th in the wake of contested presidential elections between incumbent President, Mwai Kibaki, and challenger Raila Odinga. Read more...

New York, NY - Archbishop Demetrios of America, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and Chairman of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA) commented today on events in Kenya, noting the long-time involvement of the Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC) with the local Orthodox Church in Kenya (which is under the jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Alexandria). Read more...

Peloponnese, Greece) His father is in Patras on kidney dialysis and his wife is in Athens in her fifth month of pregnancy, so Vasili can't spend much time lamenting the loss of half his herd of goats, sheep and some 85 olive trees to last summer's wildfires in Greece. Read more...

It is with great pleasure that the Orthodox Christian Mission Center announces that Anastasia Pamela Barksdale has been accepted as a missionary to Albania with OCMC. At the fall of Communism in 1991, the Orthodox Church of Albania was in ruins. Read more...

A pilot program aimed at providing long term sources of feed for animals while benefitting Greece's devastated environment has been initiated by International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC). IOCC recently completed the distribution of nearly 20 metric tons of forage seed to more than 300 farmers in the wildfire-devastated region of the Peloponnese. More than 37,000 head of livestock will benefit from the forage seed designed specifically for animals living in hot dry climates. Read more...

New York, NY - On Tuesday, November 13th, the combined Hierarchs of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA) and of the Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches (SCOOCH) celebrated the 7th Annual Prayer Service for the United Nations. His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America, the Chairman of SCOBA welcomed the assembled Hierarchs, Clergy, Ambassadors and Dignitaries of the UN Diplomatic Corps and laity to the Holy Trinity Archdiocesan Cathedral, the traditional site when the service is hosted by an Eastern Orthodox Church. Read more...

On Tuesday, November 13, His Eminence Archbishop Nicolae will preside over the prayer service and reception for the United Nations Community organized by the Joint Commission of Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches. Read more...

With the generous support of the Huffington Ecumenical Institute, the Consultation met on the campus of Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Los Angeles, under the chairmanship of Metropolitan Maximos of Pittsburgh and Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk of Cincinnati. Read more...

New York, NY — The theme of evangelization marked the October 3-5 meeting of the Joint Committee of Orthodox and Catholic Bishops in St. Augustine, Florida. Read more...