Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday visited the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos at the Archdiocese. Government sources said that Mitsotakis briefed the Archbishop on the course of the pandemic and the government’s measures. They added that both Mitsotakis and the Archbishop agreed on the need to contribute with all our strength to…

On Saturday 14th October, on the day that our Church commemorates the memory of St Philip the Apostle, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia officiated at matins and presided over the Divine Liturgy, concelebrating with the Chancellor of the Holy Archdiocese, Bishop Emilianos of Meloa, at the Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Theotokos in…

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1st Theological and Spiritual Dialogue with Elder Ephraim of Vatopedi and the Seminarians of the Orthodox Inter-Seminary Movement of the United States (OISM).   

The faithful of Perth commemorated the 100th anniversary of the repose of Saint Nektarios, bishop of Pentapolis, at the Church of Saint Nektarios on Monday the 9th of November. The liturgical celebrations commenced with the Hierarchical Vespers Service on the eve of the feast and continued the following day with the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy presided…

Metropolitan of Beirut, Archbishop Elias Audi, received this Friday the newly appointed Russian ambassador to Lebanon, Alexander Rudakov, on a protocol visit during which they discussed the present situation.   — nna-leb.gov.lb

The Metropolitan of Volokolamsk, His Eminence Hilarion, received the Lithuanian ambassador to Russia this week, at the Moscow Patriarchate. Hilarion, who is also the head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external Church relations, referred to the presence and work of the Orthodox Church in the Baltic state.      

The memory of St. Nilus the Myrrh-Gusher of Mt. Athos was commemorated on Wednesday at the cathedral in the port city of Piraeus dedicated to the saint, with a con-celebratory Vespers officiated by the Metropolitan of Piraeus, His Eminence Seraphim. In a sermon, the Metropolitan referred to the life, works and miracles of St. Nilus….

The Holy Community of Mount Athos has announced a suspension of pilgrimage visits until Nov. 30 in order to stem the spread of the coronavirus. In an announcement sent to the holy monasteries, issued following a meeting on Monday, the Holy Community states that the visits of lay pilgrims will not be allowed, with the…