The online platform Pemptousia and the Orthodox Christian Network, hosted the second online synaxis – or assembly – from Mount Athos with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi. A parallel translation in English and Romanian was available. The synaxis was also broadcasted live from the pages of the…

The “Saint Epifanios” Cultural Academy – Research Centre and the Diocese of Constantia and Ammochostos are conducting a research project aiming to the gathering, archiving, digitization and online accessibility of archival materials related to the history and activity of the Monastery of Agia Napa during the modern and contemporary periods. The archival materials contribute to…

On February 28, 2021, with a blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the head of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem, Archimandrite Alexander (Yelisov) accompanied by his deputy Hieromonk Dometian (Markarian), made a visit to Israel’s Northern District. During his trip Father Alexander visited the city of Sakhnin where, with…

On March 4, 2021, the Orthodox Church of Uganda and the Holy Metropolis of Kampala informed its online community that the Instagram account (@orthodox_bishop_uganda) is a fake and impersonates to be of His Grace Bishop Silvester of Northern and Eastern Uganda. The Church kindly asks the faithful to disregard and be cautious of the unscrupulous…

The online platform Pemptousia and the Orthodox Christian Network, will host the second online synaxis – or assembly – from Mount Athos with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, today, at 19:30 Athens time. A question and answer session with the Elder Ephraim will follow. A parallel…

The Bulgarian Patriarchate’s Bishop of Melenik, His Grace Gerasim, who is also the First Secretary of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Church, on Wednesday officiated at a Trisagion memorial service for the fallen in the quest for the Bulgarian nation’s liberation. The memorial service came on the occasion of the 143rd anniversary of the…

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, on Wednesday meet with the head of the second directorate of religious institutions in the Bosporus metropolis, all on the heels of this week announcement by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of an initiative to boost human rights in the predominately Muslim country. At least…

An earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale in central Greece on Wednesday, just after noon, caused serious damage to the St. Paraskevi Cathedral in the town of Tyrnavos as well as to the church of St. Nicholas in the nearby village of Koutsoheri. Thankfully, no serious injuries were reported. Lesser damages were reported around…

The Greek government this week announced even stricter pandemic-related measures on public assembly and non-essential movement outdoors, amid a latest spike in the number of confirmed new instances of the Covid-19 virus, as well as related fatalities and intubated patients being treated in hospital ICUs. The stricter measures again affect Church-going and the holding of…