Two hundred years ago, March 25th 1821, the enslaved citizens of Greece decided to stand up against the oppressive Ottomans in a heroic eight year battle inspiring revolutions and fights for freedom throughout Europe and the whole world. Serving as a model for democracy since its inception, Greece and its people have spread their culture…

On Saturday 14/27 March 2021, the Name Day of H.H.B. our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III was celebrated by transference as “Parresia” (Boldness) according to the Status Quo at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. In the afternoon of the previous day, after the reading of the ninth Hour at the Church of…

The Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church submitted objections and opinions on the draft law on same-sex unions to the Government of the Republic of Serbia, which reads as follows: “The mentioned bill for the Serbian Orthodox Church is unacceptable, because the vast majority of the proposed provisions are in contradiction with the Gospel…

In Bulgaria, the feast of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos is also celebrated as the Christian holiday of women and mothers. On the occasion of the double feast this year, the Metropolis of Sofia honored a number of women health workers for their “dedicated care for human health and life … in the…

On Thursday afternoon, 12/25 March 2021, the Patriarchal Schoon on the hill of Zion hosted a ceremony for the feast for the Anniversary of 25 March 1821. The feast was honoured by the presence of H.H.B. the Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos, His Excellency the Consul General of Greece in Jerusalem Mr Evangelos Vlioras and the…

March 26, 2021 The Archdiocese Benefits Committee (ABC), together with the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, is pleased to announce that after many months of hard work and dedication by all parties, a solution concerning the future funding of the Clergy and Lay Employees’ Pension Plan has been reached. This solution reflects the execution of…

Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin departed for Moscow from Thessaloniki on Saturday, was reported on the day. After attending commemorative celebrations in Athens for Greece’s bicentennial anniversary of the 1821 Greek Revolution and the Independence Day military parade on March 25, Mishustin paid a 2-day private visit to the monastic community of…

On Friday afternoon of the second week of Lent, 13/26 March 2021, after Vespers for the Name Day of His Beatitude the Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos, at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the 2nd Stasis of the Akathist was held. The Salutations were recited by His Eminence Archbishop Theophanes of Gerassa, as His Beatitude participated…

The Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, in his sermon on Thursday, the Feast of the Annunciation of the Theotokos, reminded that the faithful on the day honor and entreat God for His blessing towards families, especially families with children. The Romanian Patriarch spoke from the chapel of the Patriarchal residence, underlining that this…