His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America is traveling to Germany to take part in the ordination of Bishop-elect Ambrosios of Argyroupolis on Saturday, July 3, 2021 at the Church of St. Andrew the Apostle in Düsseldorf. Archbishop Elpidophoros and Bishop-Elect Ambrosios have known each other prior to their ordination to the Holy Priesthood, and were…

The condition of the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim continues to improve, attending physicians reported on Saturday. The Abbot of the Holy & Great Monastery of Vatopedi on Mount Athos has been treated at the public Evangelismos Hospital in central Athens since May 28. The beloved Elder’s attending physicians said he continues to respond positively to medication,…

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The head of the Russian Orthodox Church’s Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem, Archimandrite Alexander Yelisov this week received the Israeli interior ministry’s director for Christian communities, with restrictions still imposed on Russian pilgrims visiting the Holy Land due to the pandemic topping discussions.

The feast day of Cosmas and Damian, the Holy Unmercenaries, was celebrated on Thursday at the Cathedral dedicated to the saints in the northern city of Edessa. A day earlier, the Holy Relic of St. Kallinikos, Bishop of Edessa, was reverently conveyed to the cathedral, followed by a con-celebratory Vespers officiated by the Bishop of…

The Metropolitan of Belgium and Exarch of the Low Countries and Luxembourg, His Eminence Athinagoras, on Thursday received at his office the ambassador of France to the Kingdom of Belgium. On his part, the Metropolitan referred to the presence of the Ortrhodox faithful in Belgium and the current situation related to state recognition, as well…

The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Porfirije, this week attended the Novosti awards presentation in Belgrade. In his address, the Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church referred to the purpose of the awards, underlining that the intent is to promote a more virtuous individual in the people’s conscience. The event was also attended by the…

The Metropolitan of Drama, His Eminence Pavlos, on Thursday officiated at a Doxology service on the occasion of the 108th anniversary of the town’s liberation, in the presence of Greece’s president of the Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Afterwards, His Eminence provided a guided tour to the high-ranking delegation of office-holders of…

A memorial service was held on Thursday on the anniversary of the 12 years since the repose in the Lord of Elder Iosif of Vatopedi. The service was officiated by the Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Simonos Petra on Mount Athos, Elder Archimandrite Elisseos. On Thursday morning, a Hieratical Service was held at the…