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The feast day of the Three Hierarchs, St Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and St. John Chrystostom, which annually falls on Jan. 30, was celebrated in schools throughout Greece today, on Friday, the last weekday of the week. This trio of saints is considered as among the great ecumenical teachers and influential bishops of…

The Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, issued a message on the occasion of the new academic year on the island continent. Among others, the Archbishop addressed pupils, by saying “…While you are required to maintain social distancing between you and your teachers, the challenge that arises is how to approach spiritually, how to communicate…

The Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain, His Eminence Nikitas, has issued an update on the Covid-19 restrictions in the country, adding that the Church has decided to re-open cathedrals for worship. His Eminence noted that the decision comes after a significant decrease in the number of confirmed Covid-19 reported in United Kingdom of late,…

The Church today commemorates the Removal of the Holy Relics of Ignatius the God-bearer.

‘We wish the Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija the strength to endure and persevere in the parts they hold sacred, and to protect their shrines.’ In an exclusive interview for the Christmas double issue of Kurir, His Holiness Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem spoke about his church’s position on Kosovo and Metohija, pointing out that…

  “He distinguished himself through self-sacrifice, but especially through mercy and the care he had for the Church and its servants,” Bishop Veniamin of Southern Bessarabia said Tuesday about Saint Joseph the Merciful at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Iasi. „He was one of the worthy hierarchs who pastored this metropolis,” Bishop Veniamin said about St…

The Archdiocese of Timișoara, in Western Romania, spent 900,000 € on philanthropic projects last year, according to an announcement on its official website. The beneficiaries were socially-vulnerable persons and institutions with financial difficulties. “In spite of all the financial difficulties,” the diocese said in a statement, “support activities have been intensified by the Diocesan Center…

The Romanian Orthodox Church spoke in defense of keeping religious education in the pre-university school curriculum at a debate on the matter organized by the Commission for Education, Science, Youth, and Sports of the Chamber of Deputies and the Commission for Education, Youth, and Sports of the Romanian Senate at the Parliamentary Palace yesterday. The…