The Romanian Patriarchate’s tour and pilgrimage office, Basilica, has already begun planning trips to Greece for the coming summer season. Pilgrims headed to Greece must have proof of a negative PCR-type test taken within 72 hours of their entry into the country,  or a certificate of vaccination for the Covid-19 virus.

Pleas continued in the Holy Land to end recently intensified violence. In his latest intervention, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Most Godly Beatitude Theophilos III, condemned the violence against civilians in east Jerusalem, noting that “… religions co-exist based on the messages of the prophets, justice and mutual respect and fraternal love.” On his part,…

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This week’s two-day sessions of the permanent Holy Synod of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece concluded today, with hierarchs convening for the first time in person, after months of holding sessions remotely. According to exclusive reports by the Orthodoxia news agency, members of the permanent Holy Synod  may request explanations from a handful of…

The Church today venerates the memory of Germanos, Patriarch of Constantinople, as well as Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus.

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, arrived to visit the Diocese of Dalmatia on 9 May 2021. With great joy His Holiness Patriarch was welcomed by His Grace Bishop Nikodim of Dalmatia with the clergy. After the solemn doxology in the Krka Monastery, Bishop Nikodim addressed words of welcome to His Holiness the Patriarch: “Your Holiness,…

For the past 31 years, the New York Landmarks Conservancy presents the Lucy G. Moses “Preservation Award” to approximately 10-12 projects in the five boroughs of New York City that demonstrated excellence in the restoration, preservation, or adaptive use of historic buildings, streetscapes, and landscapes that preserve commercial, residential, institutional, religious, and public buildings. For…

An event was held on Tuesday dedicated to the cultural-monastic landscape of Vânători-Neamț and the proposal to include the monasteries in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Vânători-Neamț is a commune in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania. The area includes 6 large monasteries, including the famous Neamț Monastery, and 10 dependent hermitages, with about 1,000 monastics….

The Kazan Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church is providing assistance to the families of those killed and injured in the recent school shooting in Kazan. Priests of the diocese are visiting schoolchildren who were taken to the Republic’s Children’s Hospital and are available to speak with their relatives and friends. The diocese’s Mercy service…