Georgian parliament paves the way for swathes of forestland to be handed to Orthodox Church
Georgia’s parliament has passed a law allowing the Georgian Orthodox Church to claim hundreds of hectares of state-owned forests around...
Sunday, May 19, 2024
Patriarch of Antioch meets Metropolitans and Bishops of Dioceses in Syria
Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East met the metropolitans and bishops of the dioceses in Syria in...
Metropolitan of Belgium: I must take the measure not to offer the Holy Communion with pain and regret
Worship places in Luxembourg will reopen to faithful from Friday, May 29, under several restrictions including on Holy Communion. In...
Churches in Switzerland to reopen on June 7
In an announcement, the Metropolis of Switzerland informs the faithful that the churches of the Metropolis will open on Sunday,...
In the final stretch of certification of religious route “In the footsteps of St Paul the Apostle of the nations”
After almost three years of work, the Region of Central Macedonia is now on the home strait with regard to...
Memory of Saint John the Russian
The Church celebrates the apodosis (leave-taking) of Easter, that is, 40 days after the Resurrection of the Lord. The service...
Resurrection was celebrated in churches of Greece in presence of faithful after 40 days
Many believers went to the churches throughout Greece yesterday to celebrate the Resurrection in a climate of great emotion and...
Virtual visit to Greek monasteries via the app “VR Pilgrim”
The tourists who are longing to visit Greece can still enjoy the magnificent views of the Meteora monasteries and even...
IAO: Pandemic was a serious ordeal especially for Christians
"The pandemic was a serious ordeal for the world. Especially for the Christians that this year we were forced to...
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Divine Liturgy to be concelebrated by Ukrainian and Bulgarian Metropolitans at the Phanar on Sunday
By Efi Efthimiou A delegation of Bulgarian hierarchs is currently in Constantinople. Metropolitans from the Bulgarian Patriarchate are visiting...
Archdiocese of Australia paid tribute to heroes of Battle of Crete in Sydney
The Greek Community of New South Wales and the Australian State paid tribute to the heroes of the Battle...
Patriarch of Jerusalem received a series of meetings
On Friday, May 17, 2024, Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem received delegates from the Scouts of Jerusalem, who conveyed their...
Ecumenical Patriarch: There is the Einstein of physics, but not of freedom and responsibility
On the afternoon of Friday, May 17, 2024, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew attended the award ceremony for postgraduate students of...
Ecumenical Patriarch chaired regular May session of Holy Synod
The Holy Synod convened for its regular session on Friday, May 17, 2024, with the Ecumenical Patriarch presiding. The...
Why are they remaining silent about the Chora Church
Erdoğan's games with Orthodoxy are nothing new. The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs always offers the same excuse. Erdoğan,...
