Persecutions against Christians worsen during pandemic
More than 340 million Christians were severely persecuted in 2020 and the phenomenon worsened during the coronavirus pandemic, announced last...
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Archbishop of Athens met the Ambassador of Argentina to Greece
On Wednesday, January 20, 2021 the Ambassador of Argentina to Greece, Maria Lucia Dougherty de Sanhez, paid a ceremonial visit...
Sanctification rite at Akkuyu nuclear power plant in Turkey was performed by the Russian Church
By Kostas Onisenko A representative of the Russian Church held a sanctification rite at the unfinished power plant in southern...
Greek PM: Greece free to exercise its right to extend its territorial waters around Crete when it chooses
Addressing parliament on Wednesday during the plenary debate on the draft bill extending Greece's territorial waters to 12 nautical miles...
Metropolitan of Kyiv performed the Blessing of the Waters on the Dnieper River
By Kostas Onisenko "It must be stressed that the immersion in water was a symbolic sign of repentance, but it...
Memorial service for late Metropolitan of Kampala,Theodoros Nankyama in Uganda
Bishop Silvester of Gulu and Eastern Uganda joined the Orthodox Faithful of St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral in a special service...
Celebration of name day of Archbishop of Australia in Perth
On Tuesday, January 19, day of the feast of Venerable Macarius of Egypt and name day of Archbishop Makarios of...
The celebrations for the Greek and Christian Letters at the Archdiocese of Thyateira
The celebrations for the Greek and Christian Letters will take place on January 30, 2021, Feast of the Three Hierarchs,...
Greek FM: Greece reserves the right to extend its territorial waters anywhere, anytime
The upcoming plenary vote on the foreign ministry's bill for determining the extent of territorial waters in the Ionian Sea...
The Slavic-speaking Orthodox of Selyvria celebrated the Holy Epiphany
With the participation of Greek and Slavic-speaking Orthodox faithful, according to the Julian calendar, the Epiphany was celebrated at the...
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High-level delegations gather in Constantinople ahead of Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held a late-evening meeting on Thursday with the Russian delegation ahead of the highly...
Patriarch of Bulgaria celebrates Mid-Pentecost Feast at Ancient Church of Saint Sophia in Sofia
On May 14, 2025—25 days after the Resurrection of Christ—the Orthodox Church celebrated the Feast of Mid-Pentecost. To mark...
War in Ukraine: What Moscow and Kyiv are demanding at the negotiating table
Russia and Ukraine are holding their first direct bilateral talks in Constantinople today, marking the first such meeting since...
Holy Synod of Russian Orthodox Church convened today – Key decisions announced
On May 15, 2025, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church convened at the Patriarchal and Synodal Residence...
Patriarch of Serbia opens exhibition honoring Saint Dositej of Niš and Zagreb
On May 14, 2025, Serbian Patriarch Porfirije officially opened the exhibition titled “Saint Dositej of Niš and Zagreb –...
Ecumenical Patriarch returns to Imbros for environmental initiative
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, widely known as the "Green Patriarch" for his long-standing commitment to environmental protection, returned to his...
