Press Releases

JOHNSTOWN, PA -- A photo gallery has been posted of Divine services at Christ the Saviour Cathedral of Holy Week and Pascha 2011 Read more...

I greet all of you on the bright and joyous Feast of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Our Lent, which was made all the more heavy by the passing of our beloved brother, and your dear father in Christ, the late Metropolitan Nicholas, now is filled with hope, the hope of the Resurrection. Read more...

The occurrences and events of our time may not seem to justify the exultation of our greeting. The natural destruction caused by seismic tremors and oceanic swells, together with the lurking devastation from possible nuclear explosion, as well as the human sacrifices resulting from military conflict and terrorist action, reveal our world to be in horrible torment and anguish from the pressure of the Read more...

JOHNSTOWN, PA -- Very Rev. Protopresbyter Frank P. Miloro, Diocesan Chancellor, offered the Panachida Service today following the Holy Thursday Vesperal Liturgy at Christ the Saviour Cathedral in remembrance of the Fortieth Day of Repose of +Metropolitan Nicholas. Read more...

JOHNSTOWN, PA -- A short video tribute to His Eminence, Metropolitan Nicholas containing photos and audio clips of His Eminence, has been released today as part of the diocesan-wide observance of the 40th Day of His Repose. Read more...

NEW YORK - The Holy Mountain Athos, the over a thousand year sanctuary of Orthodox Christian monasticism, and which is directly under the spiritual jurisdiction of His All Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, will be featured on the CBS News program “60 Minutes”, scheduled to air on Pascha Sunday. The segment, “The Monks of Mount Athos”, will recount 60 Minutes Correspondent Bob Simon’s journey to a remote peninsula in North Greece Read more...

JOHNSTOWN, PA -- The fortieth day memorial service for + Metropolitan Nicholas will be broadcast live from Christ the Saviour Cathedral on Thursday, April 21, 2011. It will take place at the conclusion of the 8:00 am Holy Thursday Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil the Great Read more...

MERCER, PA -- Camp Nazareth is hosting an Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) endorsed Spring College Student Retreat from Friday, May 20 – Sunday, May 22. Read more...

JOHNSTOWN, PA -- Parishes are invited to submit photos for an special on-line photo gallery featuring the celebration of Holy Week and Pascha in our diocese. Every parish community is invited to up to three photos for the photo gallery. Read more...

MERCER, PA -- In keeping with the tradition established by His Eminence, Metropolitan Nicholas of Blessed Repose, Camp Nazareth will host its annual Bright Friday Celebration of the Feast of the Theotokos of the Life-giving Fountain on Friday April 29, 2011 Read more...