Greek President: The role of the Church in encouraging the flock amid a pandemic is important
The important role of the Church in the encouragement and guidance of the flock in the midst of a pandemic, ...
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Tag: Easter
“I will beg on my knees the Serbian Patriarch to reconsider the request for open churches – We will not arrest priests”
Serbia and North Macedonia are preparing to celebrate Easter this weekend in their churches behind closed doors due to the ...
Easter traditions in the time of the coronavirus
On other such days, the Orthodox in Greece were preparing to pay their respects to the Passion of Jesus, venerate ...
Romanian Orthodox Church and Ministry of Interior decided to distribute Holy Fire to faithful’s door
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Romania, in collaboration with the Romanian Orthodox Church, decided that the Holy Fire would ...
What do we celebrate on Holy Wednesday
On Holy Wednesday, the Church commemorates the sinful woman who anointed Jesus before his crucifixion. The Divine Liturgy of the ...
What is the Sacrament of Holy Unction
On the afternoon or evening of Great and Holy Wednesday, the Sacrament or Mystery of Holy Unction is conducted in ...
What do we celebrate on Holy Tuesday
Today, Holy Tuesday, April 14, the Church commemorates the Parable of the Ten Virgins, which is read at the Vespers ...
Patriarch of Romania’s Easter Encyclical: Love has conquered death
In this year’s pastoral encyclical for Holy Pascha, Patriarch Daniel highlights the mystery of Christ’s Resurrection noting that the faith ...
Archbishop Ieronymos: Our worship was injured this year
The feast of all feasts finds us totally injured this year, the world has been humiliated by an invisible particle, ...
Greek Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs sends Easter wishes to the Diaspora
An Easter message to the Greeks was sent by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Diaspora Greeks Kostas Vlasis. "In ...
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Metropolitan of Kyiv met Zaporizhzhia Governor Ivan Fedorov
The Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Metropolitan Epifaniy of Kyiv, met on April 18, 2026, with the...
Rector of the University of Athens Gerasimos Siasos named Archon of the Patriarchate of Alexandria
In an atmosphere of Paschal joy, on Bright Friday, April 17, 2026, at the Patriarchal Monastery of Saint George...
Patriarch of Serbia consecrated chapel at Mislođin
Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia on Friday, April 17, 2026, presided over the consecration of a chapel and a newly...
Archbishop of America met Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
On Friday, April 17, 2026, Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan, Primate of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern Diocese), visited Archbishop...
Ontario Parliamentarians briefed on the Ecumenical Patriarchate
On Bright Friday, April 17, 2026, a dedicated briefing on the Ecumenical Patriarchate and His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew...
Patriarch of Alexandria: Saint George becomes a bridge between peoples and cultures
The memory of the Holy Great Martyr George the Trophy-bearer was celebrated on Bright Friday, April 17, 2026, at...
