Members of the Holy Synod of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece will convene on Tuesday, via a teleconference format, in order to discuss the most recent pandemic-related restrictions issued by the Greek government – particularly those affecting Church-going and the holding of services with the presence of worshippers over the coming Christmas, New Year’s…

The Church today venerates the memory of the Holy Martyrs Thyrsus, Leycius and Callinicus   of Asia Minor, as well as and Philemon, Apollonius and Arian of Alexandria.

On December 8, the Russian Orthodox Church signed a deal for the restoration and use of the hospital where the St. Luke (Voino-Yasenetsky) of Simferopol, one of the most beloved saints of the 20th century, labored as a surgeon before the Russian revolution. In particular, the Church’s St. Alexiy Hospital and Moscow and the Department…

In this video, Archbishop Christophoros from Jordan tells us two stories from 1970s when an earthquake happened in Greece and Mount Athos. How did Saint Paisios react to this earthquake? What did the Romanian monk Enoch do? Archbishop Christophoros Atallah, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Amman, Jordan: An earthquake occurred in the 1970s (if I recall…

You are invited to participate in the “1st e-Meeting with Elder Ephraim and Romanian Faithful, on Fasting”, organized by the web magazine PEMPTOUSIA with the Blessings of his Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania. The e-Meeting will take place Monday Dec 14, 2020 07:30 PM Athens EET. Elder Ephraim will speak in Greek and we will…

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel invested seven priests from the Archdiocese of Bucharest with ‘the apostolic power’ to retain and remit sins during a special ceremony held at St George’s Chapel at the patriarchal residence on Thursday, December 10, 2020. “The Holy Apostles received from the Saviour Jesus Christ, on the day of His Resurrection, the…

Patriarch Daniel invested six new spiritual fathers during a blessing service held at the Chapel of St George at the patriarchal residence on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. “This holy work is a work of balance. A good spiritual father avoids extremes; he avoids relativism or laxity and exaggerated rigour,” said the Patriarch. “If we say,…

Three more needy families have received housing from the Romanian Huşi Diocese as part of the diocesan Joy is at Home project. Thus far, seven houses have been provided to families without material means. The first three were given to their respective families on June 1, in honour of International Children’s Day. On Wednesday, December…

The Foundation for Hellenic College Holy Cross has announced the establishment of a scholarship in memory of Mary Harris Pappas, whose devotion to her family, academic achievements, love for the Orthodox Church, and desire to improve the lives of others is remembered and carried forward through the generosity of her parents, Harris and Vicky Pappas…