Vatican: Easter to be celebrated without the presence of faithful
Easter services will be held without the presence of faithful, without processions and without the rite of the washing of ...
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Vatican’s Holy Week to be held without faithful
The Vatican announced today, ahead of Easter, that all Holy Week ceremonies will be held without the presence of faithful ...
St. Peter’s Square is closed due to coronavirus outbreak
St. Peter's Square and Basilica have been closed to tourists and guided tours because of the new virus outbreak. However, ...
Vatican closes the catacombs in Italy due to coronavirus
The Vatican has shut down all the ancient catacombs that are usually open to tourists because of the Covid-19 epidemic ...
Milan Cathedral is closed due to coronavirus
Italy is on high alert after the outbreak of coronavirus. The Italian government is preparing to reassess in detail the ...
The Pope calls on the rich world to end poverty
Today, during a conference in the Vatican entitled “New Forms of Solidarity Towards fraternal Inclusion, Integration and Innovation,” Pope Francis ...
Pope appoints woman to senior Vatican diplomatic post
Pope Francis appointed today the first woman to hold a high-ranking post in the Secretariat of State, the male-dominated Vatican’s ...
Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias was welcome at the Vatican by Pope Francis in a warm climate
The meeting with the Pope, who is "a universal inspiration for human values", as the Minister of Foreign Affairs notes ...
Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias to visit the Vatican on Wednesday
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, will visit tomorrow, Wednesday, the Vatican, where he will be received by Pope ...
Vatican: The issue of Ukraine has put Ecumenical Dialogue “on ice”
The significant conflict between the Orthodox Churches about Ukraine has immobilize the official Theological Dialogue between Catholics and Orthodox, according ...
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A group of engineers from the Centre for the Preservation of the Athonite Heritage (KEDAK) has been in Mount...
Metropolitan of Nafpaktos: We are in a state of war
Metropolitan Ierotheos of Nafpaktos, spokesman of the Church of Greece on coronavirus pandemic issues, answered journalists' questions yesterday. Metropolitan...
Metropolis of Ilia: No services to be held during Holy Week and Easter
In an encyclical issued by Metropolitan Germanos of Ilia, no religious services will be held in the churches under...
Metropolis of Imbros and Tenedos and Greek students support the elderly residents of the two islands
The coronavirus pandemic also reached Imbros and Tenedos, the two islands in the northern Aegean with Greek Orthodox communities....
British and Irish Church leaders united in response to Covid 19 pandemic
In an unprecedented move, church leaders came together on Wednesday 1st April. The morning video conference included senior religious...
Memory of Saint Celestine, Pope of Rome
Our Holy Church commemorates today Saint Celestine, Pope of Rome. Saint Celestine was born in Rome. From a young...