Christmas was celebrated in Doha of Qatar amidst the current pandemic. On Thursday evening, 11/24 December 2020, Vespers was followed by Matins and then the Divine Liturgy in the Arabic and English languages. On Friday morning, 12/25 December 2020, Matins and the Divine Liturgy were celebrated in the Arabic, Greek and Romanian languages, at the…

World-renowned Cypriot foetal medicine pioneer, Professor Kypros Nicolaides is to receive the Grand Cross of Makarios III, it was reported on Tuesday. The Cyprus Medical Society UK (CMS UK), under the auspices of the National Federation of Cypriots in the UK, organised a live online interview with Nicolaides on Sunday that included Presidential Commissioner Photis…

His Eminence Metropolitan Philaret, the retired Metropolitan of Minsk and Honorary Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, reposed in the Lord today at the age of 85, reports Patriarchia.ru. Met. Philaret served as the Patriarchal Exarch of Belarus from 1989 to 2013, when he retired for health reasons and was awarded the title of Patriarchal Exarch…

Located on the easternmost of the three promontories of the Halkidiki peninsula in northern Greece, Mount Athos is a place where spirituality, unspoiled natural landscapes, and unique cultural treasures come together under one “roof”. For the ancient Greeks, this mountain -which descends directly into the Aegean Sea- was sacred to Zeus. Greek Mythology has it…

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By the grace of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, His Grace Bishop Silvester Kisitu recovered from #COVID19 and celebrated his very first liturgy at St. Nicholas Cathedral Namungoona after a month of battling with the virus. In his experience while in Intensive Care Unit (ICU), the Bishop was greatly concerned with a high number…

Exploratory talks between Greece and Turkey will resume this month after a nearly four-year hiatus, all in the wake of a year of heightened Turkish belligerence and provocations — from North Africa, the east Mediterranean, to the Mideast and the Caucasus. According to reports, the Turkish side requested a resumption of the process and issued…

  The Patriarchate of Romania has sent an information bulletin to all metropolises and bishoprics in the country, to brief them over a Covid-19 vaccination campaign in the country. The aim of the bulletin is to brief the faithful over the details of the campaign and to present expert advice regarding vaccinations, thereby allowing individuals…

  A funeral service for Charilaos Taliadoros, who passed away this week at the age of 95, and interment was held on Tuesday in the northern city of Thessaloniki. A Master Head Chanter and Archon of the Archdiocese of Constantinople, Taliadoros taught Byzantine ecclesiastical music at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, at the Macedonian Conservatory…