The 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, May 16, from 10.00 to 12.30, Athens time, or 08.00 to 10.30 GMT. Archontariki in Greek is the guest house in a monastery.

Less than two weeks remain before churches reopen in Greece for holy services with the presence of worshippers, and specifically on Sunday, May 17. Members of the Holy Synod of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece are expected to convene next Tuesday and detail all precautions and measures that will be in place for the…

Today is the third Thursday after Pascha, Holy and Great Easter Sunday. The Church today commemorates the appearance of the Precious Cross in the sky above Jerusalem in the fourth century. On this day in the year 351, not long after Cyril succeeded Maximus as Archbishop of Jerusalem, and during the reign of Constantius, the…

The Holy Glorious and Great-martyr George, patron saint (slava) of the Serbian Armed Forces General Staff, was celebrated on 6th of May in the chapel of the military quarter “Banjica 2” in Belgrade in presence of the Minister of Defense, Mr. Aleksandar Vulin, the commander of the Serbian Armed Forces General Staff, general Milan Mojsilovic,…

As soon as the state of emergency was instated, the Bucharest archdiocesan tailor shops, which usually produce priestly vestments and church objects, have started producing protection equipment for the Church volunteers who help the isolated during the pandemic. The archdiocese’s Vending Service started making 6,500 reusable protection masks and over 500 cotton coveralls. Then, on…

More than 200 Bulgarian military officers from 9 missions celebrate the Day of the Bulgarian Army, May 6, abroad. In a video conference call yesterday, Bulgaria’s Chief of Defence Admiral Emil Eftimov congratulated the Bulgarian contingents in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Mali on their professional holiday marked on the day of Saint George,…

The Ambassador of the United States to Bulgaria Herro Mustafa greeted the head of the National Crisis Headquarters General Ventsislav Mutafchiyski. On the Day of the Bulgarian Army also known as the Day of Bravery Ambassador Mustafa sent greetings for health and wished all Bulgarians success in their endeavors. Herro Mustafa gave General Mutafchiyski an…

On 6th of May, Bulgaria celebrates the Day of Saint George the Victorious. The public holiday is also known as Gergyovden and is one of the most celebrated name-days in the country. St. George is the patron saint of shepherds and roasting a whole lamb is part of the tradition on this day. 6th of…

The scholarly and coordination committee of the Evgenios Voulgaris Scholarship Program for Advanced Studies in Orthodox Spiritual Life and Theology this week announced that all relevant deadlines for 2020-21 scholarships have been moved back, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. For more information about the new deadlines or any further clarification regarding this matter, applicants…