The NBA’s most valuable player, Giannis Antetokounmpo, was shown distributing food packages this past week to those in need during a food drive at the St. Meletios Church parish, in the central Athens district of Sepolia, the same neighborhood where he grew up. Antetokounmpo was accompanied by his mother and brothers. The well-known pro basketball…

The Patriarchate of Romania this week issued a stern condemnation against the printing and distribution of pseudo-ecclesiastical calendars by a political party in the country, printed materials that are rife with mistakes, omissions and erroneous references, along with logos of the political party.

A partial restoration of the renowned Imera Monastery of St. John the Forerunner, in the historic southeast Black Sea region of Pontus, has been completed, according to Turkish authorities. The monastery is located in the ancient Argyroupolis district, known in modern Turkey as Gumushane. According to the official Turkish news agency, the roof of the…

A memorandum of cooperation was signed this week between the Archdiocese of Athens and the firm MTC Group, which specializes in religious tourism and pilgrimages. A joint statement later referred to the use of alternative forms of promotion, due to the ongoing public health condition 

The feast day of St. Prince Alexander Nevsky on Monday was celebrated at Patriarchal cathedral dedicated to the saint in Sofia. The cathedral is designed in a neo-Byzantine style and was built in memory of those who fell for the liberation of Bulgaria from the Ottoman rule in the late 19th century. Construction of the…

A mosaic depicting the Angel Seraphim has again been uncovered on the ceiling of the iconic Hagia Sophia, when it came to light during the dismantling of a  scaffold set up in the UNESCO World Heritage site roughly seven years ago to assist in restoration works. Works within the 6th century cathedral, considered the greatest…

The Church today venerates the Memory of Clement. St. Clement was instructed in the Faith of Christ by the Apostle Peter. He became Bishop of Rome in the year 91 — the third after the death of the Apostles. St. Clement died a martyr in roughly the year 100, during the reign of Trajan. A portion…

  His Eminence Metropolitan Petros of Caesarea, formerly of Aksum, of the Patriarchate of Alexandria reposed in the Lord in a hospital in Athens today at the age of 88. He served as a hierarch in various positions for 46 years. Patriarch Theodoros served a Trisagion for the repose of his soul today with other…

The Kiev Theological Academy has launched an online lecture and consultation course for students of the St. John of Kronstadt Pastoral School of the Mid-American Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, thus strengthening ties between the Russian Orthodox diaspora and the spiritual heart of the Russian Orthodox Church in Kiev. The program…