Mount Athos
Fire on Mount Athos begun to calm down
The fire that broke out on Friday afternoon, the 12th of June, in a forest area at Cape Arapis on...
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Efforts to tackle fire on Mount Athos continue
The situation has improved since a fire broke out on the 12th of June in the afternoon at the site...
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Fire breaks out on Mount Athos
A fire is currently burning on Mount Athos at the site of Cape Arapis in Petrovouni. The fire broke out...
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Greek Deputy Foreign Minister visited the Metropolitan of Ierissos on Mount Athos
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Kostas Vlasis is on Mount Athos to attend the ceremony of changing the "Sacred Administration"...
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Mount Athos reopens to pilgrims from June 1
Mount Athos will reopen on June 1 following the decision by the Holy Community. However, the entry permits will be...
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Works on Mount Athos- Rapid damage repairs from the April disaster
Cleaning works of the forest road network, of two hundred and twenty kilometers length, cleaning of the streams, repairs in...
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Restoration of damages on Mount Athos with assistance of Greek Armed Forces
Serious damages have been caused on Mount Athos since the last catastrophe that hit the region a month ago. Some...
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Mount Athos: Restriction of freedom by the measures in churches – The Holy Communion is absolutely necessary
The restrictive measures in the churches are characterized as restriction of the religious freedom and Christian worship by the Athonite...
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Gradual lifting of the measures on Mount Athos is expected
Barring unforeseen circumstances, along with the churches, the entrance to Mount Athos is also expected to be allowed under certain...
Read moreThe suspension of visits to Mount Athos is extended until May 17
The entry of visitors-pilgrims to the Athos peninsula is extended until May 17. According to the decision of the administration...
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Mosaics of the early Byzantine period were revealed in Sinope Koimesis Church
In the city of Sinope, in Turkey, there is the complex of Mithridates Palaces, in the center of which...
Archbishop of America met Proistamenos of Church of the Assumption in Port Jefferson. New York
Today, Archbishop Elpidophoros received Fr. Elias Nicholas in his office at the Archdiocese. Father Elias has been assigned as...
Greece asks for arms embargo on Turkey
Greece is escalating its diplomatic counterattack; after a series of provocative actions by the Turkish side, and after the...
Deputy FM, Mount Athos Civil Governor visited digital exhibition “Passage to the Light”
The Deputy Foreign Minister, Kostas Vlasis, and the Civil Governor of Mount Athos, Athanasios Martinos, paid a visit to...
Health situation of Archbishop of Crete is constantly getting better
The health situation of Archbishop Eirinaios of Crete is constantly getting better. In an announcement issued on Monday by...
Patriarchate of Moscow: Vaccination –not just against coronavirus– should be voluntary
By Kostas Onisenko Vaccination, not only for COVID-19 but also in general, should be voluntary. This view was expressed...