Metropolitan Emmanuel of France presided over the New Year Divine Liturgy at the St Stephen Cathedral in Paris on the Feast of St Basil the Great.
The faithful, Heads of the Ecumenical Throne, Greek and Cypriot diplomats in Paris also attended the service by observing the precautionary measures against the coronavirus.
In the end, the Metropolitan performed the Doxology service for the New Year, blessed the Vasilopita, and sang along with the congregation New Year carols.