Works are continuing on the historic church of St. Demetrius of Krusevac, in the Montenegro capital of Podgorica, with the 19th century cathedral’s wooden roof restored. The specific church was the object of a legal battle for decades, as the Orthodox place of worship had been confiscated by the state and used as a morgue,…

Greece’s tourism minister, Haris Theocharis, completed official visits over the recent period to Romania and Serbia, with a portion of his contacts in the southeast European countries focusing on religious tourism and pilgrimages to the former. Next stops on the minister’s itinerary are visits to Russia and Poland.  

The Israeli ambassador to Romania, David Saranga, toured several sites in the Holy Land week, where he also met with the Romanian Patriarchate’s representative in Jerusalem, the V. Rev. Archimandrite Teofil. The well-known diplomat noted afterwards that the Romanian Church in Jerusalem is a landmark for Israeli culture, while expressing his wish that Romanian pilgrims…

The Church of the Holy Sepulcher and the Church of the Nativity in the Holy Land have reopened to worshippers, as a significant improvement in epidemiological situation in Israel allowing for an easing of Covid-19-related restrictions. The mandatory wearing of face masks and social distancing between worshippers are still imposed, however.  

Tuesday witnessed a macabre milestone in Greece for the Covid-19 pandemic, with the highest number of single-day new instances detected, 4,340, and 741 cases being treated in hospital ICUs. Amid the surge of a “second wave”, a blue-chip group of epidemiologists and public health experts were expected to recommend a gradual easing of lockdown restrictions….

The Church today venerates the memory of the Marty Hypatius, Bishop of Gangra. This Saint, who was from Cilicia in southeast Asia Minor, became Bishop of Gangra, the capital of Paphlagonia, in northeast Asia Minor. He was present at the First Ecumenical Council. Because of his confession of the Orthodox Faith, he was put to…

  Dear brothers and sisters, You are invited to participate in the 1st e-Meeting with Elder Ephraim and the friends of the “BIZANTICONS ARTS” store in Bucharest, which will take place Thursday 1st April 2021, 07:30-09:30 PM. Elder Ephraim will talk in Greek and we will offer real-time Romanian Interpretation for the entire session, including…

More than 55,000 signatures collected under a petition to legally ban surrogacy in Russia were handed over to State Duma Deputy Nikolai Zemtsov recently. In its appeal, the Union of Orthodox Women call upon the Speaker of the Duma and the leadership of the Committee on Family Affairs to consider a complete legislative ban on…

  An historical event took place on March 21, the Sunday of the Triumph of Orthodoxy, as the Divine Liturgy was celebrated on the site of the church that was the original resting place of the relics of St. Olaf the King of Norway for the first time in nearly 1,000 years. The Liturgy was…