The online platform Pemptousia, in cooperation with the Friends of Mount Athos society, on Tuesday will host the inaugural online assembly from Mount Athos with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, with members of the society. The online assembly, of synaxis, will begin at 19.30 Athens time….

A procedure to return assets confiscated after WWII to churches and religious communities in Serbia is almost complete. More than 28K hectares of rural lands have already been returned to institutions of the Serbian Orthodox Church, such as the Patriarchate, the Archdiocese of Belgrade, Metropolises, monasteries and individual parishes

A Korean organization this month released a report presenting horrifying accounts of Christian persecution in North Korea, a communist dictatorship that ranks as one of the most repressive regimes in the world. Korea Future Initiative (KFI) conducted the investigation to document the religious freedom violations perpetrated against North Korean citizens, and to inform decision-makers in…

The Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, on Sunday, the 16th Sunday of Matthew, recounted the Parable of the Talents, during his sermon. His Beatitude underlined that this parable includes very important lessons for the Faithful’s daily and spiritual life.

In a related Greek news development, the chief of staff of the country’s armed forces, Gen. Konstantinos Floros, on Monday received Konstantinos Varsamis, the District Governor  of the local chapter of the American Hellenic Educational and Progressive Association, better known as AHEPA. AHEPA is the oldest and most influential Greek-American organization.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited Israel on Monday for talks with Israeli leadership, including his counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu. Issues dealing with the ongoing Covid-19 virus were discussed. The Greek premier will first visit the island republic of Cyprus, where he will be received by Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades.

The Church today venerates the memory of Theodore, the Commander & Great Martyr. This saint achieved the crown of martyrdom in the 4th century in north-central Asia Minor.

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On Sunday 25 January / 7 February 2021, His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos officiated the Divine Liturgy on the commemoration of our Holy Father Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople, at the Holy Monastery of Sarantarion Mount. This Mount is dominant over the city of Jericho, with its foot at the…