Two icons of Christ and the Virgin Mary painted in 1735 and 1785, respectively, were delivered to the Greek Embassy in Beirut on January 19 to be returned to Greece. The Greek culture ministry, in an announcement, said that both icons were stolen in 2006, along with other objects, from Aghia Triada church in Oxia,…

On January 17th, the feast of Saint Anthony the Great, the faithful in Somerville enjoyed a visit from the beloved Spiritual Father, His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios of Boston. Considering the COVID restrictions and the long period of isolation, the visit of the most loved Hierarch was a heavenly gift. Many of the faithful came to…

On Sunday, January 17, 2021 the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco in partnership with the United Hellenic American Societies of Northern California (UHAS) hosted an event at Aquatic Park Cove in San Francisco to honor the Feast of Epiphany, observing Christ’s baptism in the Jordan. In his introductory remarks, His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos of…

Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness, and Beatitude Ilia II gave a festive church service on the Epiphany at Sameba (Holy Trinity) Cathedral in Tbilisi. The Patriarch congratulated the whole of Georgia on the Christian feast. “Take the blessed water home today and pour it onto your courtyards, children, and family to be blessed. The…

The National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation has fined and replaced the company working on the ongoing rehabilitation of the Gelati Monastery Complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the country’s west, for failing to fix deficiencies in the work. Releasing an update on developments around the monument since July – when rainwater leaks linked…

Ana Natsvlishvili, one of the leaders of the Lelo opposition party in Georgia, has asked the prosecutor’s office of the country to launch an investigation into possible “wrongful rehabilitation” process of the UNESCO-listed Gelati Monastery Complex by state cultural organisations. Announcing the legal move on Monday, the opposition figure told local media she was submitting…

A new company Bagineti+ will engage in rehabilitation of the Church of the Mother of God in Gelati Monastery Complex, the National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation decided. Due to the failure to remedy flaws identified during the temporary roofing works carried out within the framework of preventive efforts, the project companies, International Center for…

His Grace Bishop Silvester of Gulu and Eastern Uganda joined the Orthodox Faithful of St. Nicholas orthodox Cathedral in a special service to remember the life of the first metropolitan of the Orthodox faith in Uganda, our father His Eminence Metropolitan Theodoros Nankyama of Kampala and all Uganda on the feast of Saint Anthony the…

Amid the economic crises in Lebanon, the team of Our Lady Dispensary, affiliated to the Middle East Council of Churches and located in Sabtiyeh – Lebanon, helped 800 people affected by the difficult living conditions, by providing medical services, which prices are increasing daily. Therefore, the team continued distributing medication especially to elderly with chronic…