As one priest told Neos Kosmos on Monday, the Church has faced wars, invasions plagues and famines but the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic has sparked a response that is unprecedented in the ancient institution’s great history – the closing to worshippers of church doors, the distancing of priests from their worried flocks across the…

NEW YORK – On Monday, April 6, 2020, the Holy Eparchial Synod convened via teleconference, in order to discuss significant matters that affect the Archdiocese of America, and unanimously decided the following: The sacred services of our Orthodox tradition for Holy Week and Easter will continue to be observed in the Parishes and the Monasteries…

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  Let us not forget to observe the guidelines and precautions issued by public health authorities; we remain at home, with our loved ones, but also close to our fellow man, helping and assisting in any way we can, especially those in at-risk groups. With the grace of God, we will emerge from this tribulation…

  The live broadcast of sermons from Mount Athos and the images from the altar at the Catholicos of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, live-streamed by the Orthodoxia news agency, were met with satisfaction and rejoicing by you, our viewers, as attested by the numerous messages we received. The news agency will strive…

  Albanian authorities on Sunday detained and questioned 10 residents in the coastal Himare district after a Cross was raised next to the Monastery of the Panaghia Athaliotissa, in the same historic region. The ominous development generated sharp reactions on the part of Orthodox faithful in the area.

  The Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, speaking on the occasion of the Feast Day of Mary of Egypt, a “Desert Mother” who lived as an ascetic in the Jordanian wilderness for 47 years, said the faithful are called upon to transform themselves through prayer, humility and repentance, in essence to change our…

  The head of the Russian Orthodox Church’s synodical department, Vladimir Legoida, said decisions by the Church, in cooperation with the state, are forthcoming. He added that “…Easter was celebrated even during times of plague, amid war and other disasters; we will celebrate even today. The Feast of Great and Holy Pascha symbolizes the triumph…

  The Greek government is expected to announce new restrictive measures on non-essential movement outdoors, which will extend to Easter Holy Week and beyond. Orthodox Churches around the world are facing the same challenges entailed in holding services and Divine Liturgies during Holy Week, also known as “Passion Week”, amid global restrictions on non-essential movement…