The new justice minister in Montenegro, Vladimir Leposavic is scheduling meetings with representatives of religious institutions in the small Adriatic country, including with the leadership of the Patriarchate of Serbia’s Metropolitinate of Montenegro and the Littoral, which represents the oldest and, by far, the largest religious denomination in the country. The Orthodox Church in Montenegro,…

The Greek government on Friday announced that places of worship in the predominately Orthodox Christian nation will be open to worshippers only on Christmas Day and on January 6, the latter the occasion of the Theophany of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, a major religious celebration also known as the Feast of the Epiphany….

The Church today venerates the memory of Daniel the Stylite of Constantinople, as well as the saints Nomonas and Vihianos.    

Raffle car winner donates prize to needy Memnia Leotsakou from Famagusta bought the raffle ticket to support fundraising efforts to renovate the church of Panayia Panayiotissa in Protaras, the bishop said in a post on Facebook. The draw was held on December 6 and the car was handed over to the winner on Tuesday. The…

There is no place in the Church for bravado, Archbishop Chrystsotomos said on Thursday after the Bishop of Morphou’s refusal to prohibit people from going to services, in defiance of the measures on coronavirus that take effect on Friday. The Archbishop said the Holy Synod would convene next week to discuss the new measures, and…

Additional measures to fight the spread of the coronavirus came into effect at 6am on Friday, and will remain in place until midnight December 31. The Council of Ministers decided on Wednesday the extension of the measures already in place, which were due to last until Sunday, with additional measures. These mean the operation of…

The Church of Cyprus has denounced the desecration once again of the church of Archangel Michael in the Turkish occupied village of Lefkoniko, noting that it seriously undermines the effort for the peaceful co-existence of the two communities on the island and constitutes a blatant violation of the Greek Cypriots` religious freedom and dignity. The…

Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides on Sunday attended the celebations for Saint Nicholas Day, the Patron Saint of the Navy , at the “Evangelos Florakis“ Naval Base. Trimithounta Bishop, Chair of the House Defence Committee, Chief of the National Guard, ELDYK Chief as well as Deputy Commande of the Navy Administration were present at the celebrations….

Morphou Bishop Neophytos has said that coronavirus or not he is not willing to “lock out” faithful from churches and that he is ready to face the legal consequences. His written statement came shortly after health authorities announced on Wednesday that no physical presence will be allowed at churches as from Friday and up until…