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Abbot of Esphigmenou witnesses damage from Russian drone strike near Historic Kyiv Monastery
Archimandrite Bartholomew, Abbot of Esphigmenou Monastery on Mount Athos, visited the site of a Russian drone attack in Kyiv and...
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Turkey’s Culture Minister calls Hagia Sophia’s reopening as a mosque a “Symbol of the Conquest”
Turkey's Minister of Culture made a provocative post on social media to mark the sixth anniversary of Hagia Sophia's reopening...
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Ukraine: At least 14 killed in Russian bombardments in the Kyiv region
At least 14 people have died today in the Kyiv region, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on the eve...
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More Greeks abroad are returning to Greece, OECD study finds
The number of Greeks living abroad who are returning to Greece is increasing, according to the findings of the OECD...
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Pope Leo urges America to remain faithful to its ideals of freedom and unity
Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff in history, praised the United States for its longstanding tradition of welcoming immigrants...
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Vatican excommunicates six Lefebvrist clerics afte unauthorized ordinations
The Vatican has excommunicated six ultra-conservative Lefebvrist clerics—two bishops and four priests—after they were ordained in Switzerland without papal approval...
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Venezuela: desperate search for survivors continues – Anger mounts over government response
At least 920 people have been confirmed dead and more than 50,000 remain missing following the devastating twin earthquakes that...
Read morePope Leo XIV sends €100,000 in emergency aid to earthquake-hit Venezuela
Pope Leo XIV has sent €100,000 in emergency aid to Venezuela following the deadly earthquake that struck the country, the...
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Georgian Parliament Speaker: Europe have ultimately crossed the red lines drawn by the Georgian people
“The recent resolutions passed by the European Parliament and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe have ultimately crossed...
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Mendoni: The western pediment is presented in its most complete form in 220 years
With the restoration of the western pediment of the Parthenon completed and the external scaffolding permanently removed from the monument’s...
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Archbishop of Australia ordains new presbyter During pastoral visit to Brisbane
Archbishop Makarios of Australia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Church of St. Paraskevi in Brisbane on Saturday,...
Patriarch of Jerusalem held a series of meetings
On Friday, 17 July 2026, Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem received Mrs Maria Zozonaki, representative of the European Public...
Patriarch of Serbia met representatives of the Congress of Serbian-American Friendship
Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia received Vladimir Marković, President of the Congress of Serbian-American Friendship, and Daniel Vajdić, a member...
Ecumenical Patriarch met the new Consul General of Ukraine in Constantinople
The Ecumenical Patriarchate welcomed Heorhii Filatov, the new Consul General of Ukraine in Constantinople, on Friday, July 17, 2026....
WCC members reveal to Orthodox Times: The role of the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine
By Efi Efthymiou Members of the World Council of Churches (WCC) delegation, who visited Kyiv in recent days, witnessed...
Metropolitan of Nea Ionia: The Ukrainian people are a unique example of resilience and unity
Metropolitan Gabriel of Nea Ionia and Philadelphia of the Church of Greece described the Ukrainian people as "a unique...
