Mount Athos
Mount Athos closes for pilgrims and visitors because of the coronavirus
A decision, made by Aristos Kasmiroglou, deputy civil governor of Mount Athos, to suspend the entrance of outside visitors and...
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Italian pilgrim showed symptoms of suspected COVID-19 on Mount Athos
A 50-year-old Italian national who was paying a pilgrimage visit to Mount Athos showed symptoms of suspected COVID-19 and was...
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Concern and additional measures in Mount Athos for the coronavirus
Concern and questioning in Mount Athos about the outbreaks of the coronavirus, but also about the - inevitable - outbreak...
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Ordination of Lebanese deacon in Simonopetra Monastery
Metropolitans Vasileios of Arkadia and Iakovos of Buenos Aires from the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch traveled to the Simonopetra...
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Foreign Minister of Serbia visited Mount Athos Center in Thessaloniki
The Serbian Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Ivica Dačić, visited the Mount Athos Center on the occasion of his...
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Mount Athos: Thoughts for installing photovoltaic modules
The installation of photovoltaic modules and the support of the Greek state to Mount Athos were discussed at the meeting...
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Deputy Minister of Macedonia and Thrace on two-day visit to Mount Athos
Deputy Minister for Macedonia and Thrace Theodoros Karaoglou, who is also the chairperson of the Center for the Preservation of...
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Ecumenical Patriarch: People set up NGOs for charity purposes but they do not share food with their fellow human beings
The Ecumenical Patriarch, during his visit to Pantokratoros Monastery at Mount Athos, criticised the charities, which charge for their services....
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Esphigmenou Monastery: The Ecumenical Patriarch supports legality
During his visit to Mount Athos, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew went to the monastic quarters (Konakion) of the Esphigmenou Monastery in...
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“Mount Athos fought bloody struggles to shield itself from the heresy of ethnicism”
The long-standing struggle of the Ecumenical Patriarchate to defend its preservation from the "heresy of ethnicism" and the independence of...
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Arnaud Gouillon has organized a new campaign to help Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija
The charitable organization Solidarité Kosovo, founded by French humanitarian Arnaud Gouillon, has organized a new campaign to help Serbs...
What did Elder Paisios say to young people about distinctions and… football
It was the venerable’s love and interest in young people that led to his cell thousands of children, to...
Metropolitan of Rethymno: The day following the pandemic should find us united
The importance of looking beyond our predicament and focusing on the next day was highlighted by Metropolitan Eugenios of...
The monasteries of Meteora will not be visited
The Holy Metropolis of Stagoi and Meteora, bearing in mind the decision of the Ministry of Culture and Sports...
Greek government spokesman: We will not celebrate Easter in the Churches this year
"This year we will not celebrate Easter in the villages and churches, nor will we savor the traditional lamb...
The greatest example of forgiveness
By Father Stavros N. Akrotirianakis And when they came to the place which is called The Skull, there they...