In the coming weeks, the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage (TCCH) will oversee the resumption of works at 10 cultural heritage sites across Cyprus, in accordance with the lifting of applicable restrictions, Technical Committee Co-chairs Ali Tuncay and Takis Hadjidemetriou say in a joint statement, issued on Monday. The TCCH and UNDP, launched the procurement…

  Archimandrite Kosmas Thasitis   As we make our way through the period of the Resurrection, when everything is bathed in the True Light and is fragrant with eternity, here in the depths of Africa, despite all the difficulties, we sense the joy of the Resurrection and feel boundless serenity in our soul. Just as…

  Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Χριστὸς Ἀνέστη! [and in response: Ἀληθῶς Ἀνέστη!] Christ is Risen! [and in response: Truly He is Risen!] We have reached the milestone halfway between the Holy Pascha and the Feast of Pentecost. We are, as today’s Gospel says, τῆς ἑορτῆς μεσούσης, “in the middle of the feast,” at the…

President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, asserted keenness to preserve rights of all sects, especially the Greek Orthodox community, which gave the Lebanese administration officials who are known for their competence, sincerity and good conduct. The President stances came during his reception the Beirut Metropolitan for the Greek Orthodox, Archbishop Elias Aoudeh, in the…

On the Feast Day of St. Basil of Ostrog, May 12, 2020, at the request of Their Royal Highnesses Princess Barbara, Prince Dushan and Princess Valerie, His Grace Bishop Irinej of Eastern America, following the Divine Liturgy in the Episcopal Residence in New Rochelle, NY, celebrated the fourth annual Memorial Service for HRH Prince (Knez)…

The President of the Republic of Serbia, Mr. Aleksandar Vucic and His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Irinej have had a telephone conversation. The joint statement of the two cabinets has been given below: The President of the Republic of Serbia, Mr. Aleksandar Vucic and His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Irinej have expressed great concern over the detention…

Third online Archontariki from Mount Athos, with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, will take place on Saturday from 10.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., Athens time, or 08.00 to 10.30 GMT. Archontariki in Greek means the guest house in a monastery. You can register via a webpage…

Greek Orthodox Churches and community centers have reopened in the State of South Australia, according to an announcement by state authorities, which reminded that precautions to prevent exposure to the coronavirus must still be followed.

The state’s persecution against the Orthodox Church in Montenegro continues unabated. The latest instance of harassment involves the Bishop of Niksic, His Grace Ioannicus, who along with another seven Orthodox clerics, was detained by police in Montenegro this week after a litany on the feast day of St. Basil of Ostrog. The outdoor litany was…