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The condition of the Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, His Beatitude Anastasios, continues to improve on a daily basis, while the Primate of the Orthodox Church in Albania remains in an in-house quarantine after being released days ago from an Athens hospital. The latest medical tests conducted on the Archbishop yielded excellent results,…

The Elder Ephraim first addressed the assembly and then answered questions from participants from around the world. The assembly was organized and hosted by the online magazine PEMPTOUSIA and AGES INITIATIVE.  

On November 19, four Orthodox hierarchs serving in Argentina issued a protest announcement against a proposed bill that would legalize abortion. In their announcement, “Orthodoxy for Life,” Metropolitan Joseph of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, Metropolitan James of the Patriarchate of Antioch, Bishop John of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, and Bishop Kirilo of…

The first online assembly from Mount Athos, with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, and English-speaking cantors, will be scheduled for Friday afternoon, Athens time. The Elder Ephraim first will address the assembly and then field questions from participants from around the world. The assembly is organized…

The ethnic Greek community of Alexandria and throughout Egypt is in mourning this week, after the sudden passing of Michalis Solomonidis, the 52-year-old president of Alexandria’s Asia Minor Association. Solomonidis passed away on Thursday, struck down by complications from the Covid-19 virus.

The general secretary of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy, Greek MP Maximos Harakopoulos, has addressed congratulatory letters to six US House of Representatives of Greek descent. Democrats John Sarbanes in Maryland, Charlie Crist in Florida, Dina Titus in Nevada and Chris Pappas in New Hampshire were all re-elected, as was the up until now sole…

The western Greece port city of Patras will commemorate the feast day of its patron saint, Andrew the First- Called Apostle, on Monday. Patras, in the ancient Achaia region of the northwest Peloponnese, is the place where St. Andrew was crucified on an X-shaped cross. The feast day is annually celebrated with splendor and reverence…

The Greek government, as widely expected, on Thursday announced a one-week extension of a three-week partial lockdown in the country. The restrictive measures, aimed to reduce exposure to the Covid-19 virus, were due to expire on Nov. 30. Nevertheless, they were extended to Dec. 7, given that the “second wave” of the pandemic has exponentially…