In response to numerous requests by Romanian faithful from around the world, the online platform Pemptousia is organizing the second online synaxis – or assembly – from Mount Athos with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, with the friends of the Libraria Bizantina of Bucharest. The online…

The Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi has published a handsome two-volume Greek-language edition entitled “Provisions of the Divine Liturgy”, an illustrated work based on rare 14th century manuscripts preserved at the Mount Athos monastery. For more information or to order, please visit the webpage of the monastery, vatopedi.gr    

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al Kadhimi this month told members of the Council of Christian Communities in the strife-plagued country that “…Iraq is not Iraq without Christians”. He added that Iraqis are strong in their cultural and religious plurality, stating that “…we will remain a symbol of co-existence, tolerance and true citizenship, despite all the…

The general secretary of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy, Greek lawmaker Maximos Harakopoulos, in a congratulatory letter to the new Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church, His Holiness Porfirije, noted that “…the Serbian people maintained its identity and preserved its valuable spiritual heritage, despite the adversity and the assaults it faced through the centuries, even…

A databank of questions and answers for third country and non-Greek candidates taking a test to receive Greek citizenship will include, among others, questions regarding Mount Athos, major celebrations of Orthodox Christianity, the nation’s customs and traditions, ancient Greek history, the ancient Macedonians, the Asia Minor disaster, Pontian Hellenism and even the siege of Constantinople….

The latest surge in the number of confirmed new single-day instances of Covid-19 in Greece has led to a decision to bar the presence of worshippers at Church services and Divine Liturgies conducted in cathedrals and chapels in the southern Greece prefecture of Arcadia. Sadly, and similar to restrictions imposed elsewhere in Greece, the maximum…

The Church today venerates the memory of Tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople. In 784, he was elected Patriarch of Constantinople by the sovereigns. He convoked the 7th Ecumenical Council that upheld the holy icons, and became the boast of the Church and a light to the clergy. He reposed in 806.   Apolytikion of Tarasius, Patriarch…

Every Orthodox Christian is gifted by God with the free will to choose whether to get vaccinated or not. However, people should realize that they are responsible for their own health and the health of others, Metropolitan Naum of Ruse wrote on a social network, reported BNT. “Any suggestions causing fear and making people feel…

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch met with the President of the Republic of Serbia, Mr. Aleksandar Vucic in the building of the Presidency of the Republic of Serbia in Belgrade, on February 24, 2021. After the meeting with Patriarch Porfirije, President Aleksandar Vucic said that they discussed all important issues in the relations between the…