Geoffrey Pyatt: There is nothing more special than Greek Easter
"There’s nothing more special than a Greek Easter," Geoffrey Pyatt, the US ambassador to Greece, posted on Twitter. Along with ...
Sunday, April 19, 2026
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Holy Fire will arrive in Greece but there will be no distribution across the country
"This year we will not be able to receive the Holy Fire solemnly and with the highest honours," Deputy Minister ...
Greek PM thanked the Church for its help in the collective effort
The Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, informed in a telephone communication Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and all Greece, about the developments on ...
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, ...
Cemeteries in Greece will be closed on Holy Friday
"We are going through an extremely critical week, the most critical of our efforts," stressed the Deputy Minister of Civil ...
Belarus President: People will be free to go to church if they want, I will go
It has never been and will not be prohibited to visit churches on Easter in Belarus. However, it is necessary ...
Greek gov’t: We denounce incidents like those that took place yesterday on Corfu
The government repeatedly shows its intention to adopt stricter preventive measures, mainly from Holy Friday to Resurrection Sunday, while denouncing ...
Turkish President sent Easter message to Christian citizens of Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent his Easter message to Christian citizens of Turkey, saying that, unfortunately, believers would not ...
Greek gov’t: Worship places of all denominations are closed to the public
The worship places for all denominations and all religions will remain closed to the public during the Holy Week, as ...
Greek President expresses support for Ecumenical Patriarch for the trial of the expatriates and the Church due to coronavirus
Today, the President of the Hellenic Republic, Aikaterini Sakellaropoulou, contacted Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, thanked him for his whishes after taking ...
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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
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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...
