The Metropolitan of Syros, His Eminence Dorotheos, on Renewal Wednesday officiated at the Divine Liturgy at the Catholicos, or main cathedral, of the Holy Monastery of St. Irene, on the Cyclades island of Andros. In another corner of the Aegean, the Bishop of StratonIkia, His Grace Stefanos, arrived on the small eastern Aegean isle of…

A new cathedral in Kalamaria district of eastern Thessaloniki, dedicated to St. ArgyrI, the neomartyr of Bursa, and St. Haralambos, is nearing completion. An archieratical Divine Liturgy was held on Renewal Tuesday, officiated by the Metropolitan of Nea Krini and Kalamaria, His Eminence Ioustinos.  

A giant Orthodox iconostasis, measuring 23.8 meters in length and 17 meters in height and with an area of 407 square meters, now sets the new world record for the largest Orthodox Iconostasis, according to the World Record Academy. The iconostasis, the wall of icons and religious paintings separating the nave from the sanctuary in…

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, on Wednesday evening attended an Iftar dinner, the Muslim fast-breaking meal in the evening, hosted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for Primates and leaders of the country’s religious minority leaders. The reception was hosted at the presidential complex in Ankara. The Iftar dinner is…

Fr. Nikolaos Loudovikos, a lecturer at the Ecclesiastical Academy of Thessaloniki, in an article posted on the Orthodoxia news agency’s website, pointed to May 15 as the crucial day for such institutions in Greece. The country’s relevant education ministry on that day will announce the number of new entrants for the coming academic year. Fr….

Today is Renewal Thursday, the first Thursday after Holy & Great Easter Sunday. The Church today venerates Job the Prophet. This faithful servant of God was the most perfect icon of virtue, and especially of patience. He was true, blameless, just, devout, and abstained from every evil thing. Job was very wealthy and blessed by…

Christ is Risen, dearly beloved Brethren! I feel the need and the moral/inner obligation to address words of gratitude to all those who contributed to the celebrations of Holy Week and Easter, starting with the V. Rev. Archimandrite Bartholomew Iatridis and the Rev. Deacon George Arvanitidis, the Ambassadors of Greece His Excellency Andreas Fryganas and…

On Tuesday of the Bright Week, 21 April/ 4 May the Patriarchate observed by transference due to Pascha the commemoration of Saint Zacchaeus the former publican, which is normally celebrated on 20th April annually, at the Holy Monastery of Prophet Elisha in Jericho, where still stands the sycamore tree on which Zacchaeus climbed to be…

The person who designed Romania’s National Cathedral, Architect Constantin Amâiei, spoke at Digi24 about the entire construction process, the concept, and what the Catedral will look like after completing the works. In a dialogue with Lucian Mîndruță, the architect mentioned that the project started as an idea over 130 years ago but was resumed only…