Catholicos Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II will hold a Divine Liturgy on the occasion of the Annunciation at the Holy Trinity Cathedral on April 7, the press office of the Georgian Patriarchate told InterPressNews. According to them, prayers will be held at the Holy Trinity Cathedral tomorrow at 16:00. “The Patriarch will hold a…
A Statement of the Holy Synod Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East Damascus, April 4, 2020 To all our beloved children of the Antioch Church, clergy, monastics, and all faithful First of all, may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ keep you, and may His peace fill your hearts with the light of…
Saint Mary of Egypt struggled in desert for forty-seven years without receiving Holy Communion. As it is known, the saint retired to the wilderness to repent of her very desolate life. On the one hand, we must take it as an extraordinary example of repentance; on the other hand, we must not forget to preserve…
The Orthodox Metropolis of Korea (Ecumenical Patriarchate) has issued a statement concerning the construction of the Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Jeonju. Read the full text down below: After many years of efforts, we are finally happy to announce that, with the help of God and the intercessions of Our Lady…
On Friday evening of the 5th week of Great Lent, March 21/April 3, 2020, the Service of the Akathist was held by the Patriarchate at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, without any external congregation, due to the pandemic restrictions. In the Service of the Small Compline and the Canon of the Akathist which was…
The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, on Saturday successfully underwent a pacemaker procedure. His Beatitude underwent the procedure at the Onassion cardiological hospital in southern Athens.
The Metropolitan of Germany and Exarch of Central Europe, His Eminence Augoustinos, spoke to the Orthodoxia Νews Αgency this week, regarding the modern-day scourge of the coronavirus pandemic, noting that despite the fact that confirmed infections in the country are high, by comparison there are only a small number of fatalities. “Germany has the best…
The Orthodox Metropolis of Korea (Ecumenical Patriarchate) has issued the following Encyclical urging the faithful to pray with due reverence and care during the Covid-19 outbreak. Read the full text down below: Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, Due to the coronavirus pandemic which, unfortunately, prevents you from coming to our Churches at this time, we…
The Orthodox Metropolis of Korea (Ecumenical Patriarchate) has issued the following statement regarding all morning and evening Services of Holy Week and Easter. Read the full text down below: In a statement issued on March 19, 2020, we stated that, due to the problem of the COVID-19, the Churches of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea will…