On the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus, the Metropolitan of Limassol, His Eminence Athanasios, on Sunday officiated at the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Archangel Michael, in the Monovoliko district. The service commemorated the memory of St. Matrona the Wonderworker of Moscow. The Russian Federation’s ambassador to Cyprus, His Excellency Stanislav Osachi was…

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, this past week received a delegation from the Fatih district’s public health services. Members of the public health detail inspected the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s premises in relation to measures in effect to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus, with the delegation expressing their satisfaction with…

The Metropolitan of Halkida, Istiea and the Northern Sporades isles, His Eminence Chrysostomos, on Sunday co-officiated at a con-celebratory Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the 32 saints of Evia — in the large island’s capital, Halkida. The service in commemoration of the 32 saints of the large island, which straddles mainland Greece’s eastern shore,…

Greece’s minister of foreign affairs, Nikos Dendias, arrived in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, where he was received by his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, for talks on bilateral and multilateral issues.  

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday morning emphasized that European leaders must now agree over what he called “clear and severe consequences”, ones that will leave no room for the government in the eastern European country of Belarus to question the EU’s unity and determination, in a statement carried by the Financial Times. The…

The Church today venerates the memory of Symeon the Stylite of the Admirable Mountain.

On the feast of the Translation of the Relics of Saint Nicholas of Myra, 22 May 2021, His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, officiated the Holy Hierarchall Liturgy with the concelebration of His Grace Bishop Irinej of Backa in the church of Saint Nicholas in Zemun. On this occasion, the Patriarch ordained deacon Srboljub Ubiparipovic, an…

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, received Maja Popovic, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Serbia at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade, on May 21, 2021. The meeting discussed further improvement of the cooperation of the Serbian Patriarchate with the Ministry of Justice. To that end, the need for additional affirmation of free expression of…

From the beginning of creation to the present, the human race has received innumerable blessings from God, which we continually seek in our common worship. Despite our sinfulness, we take courage in approaching God with our supplications. The Prayer which the Priest addresses to God during the Divine Liturgy at the 3rd Antiphon ends with…