The Metropolitan of Zambia, His Eminence Ioannis, this week called on the faithful to strictly follow public health officials’ guidelines and precautions to limit the spread of the coronavirus. His Eminence also cited a decision by the Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, His Divine Beatitude Theodoros II, to close parishes under the…
The Metropolitan of Veria and Naoussa, His Eminence Panteleimon, on Tuesday officiated at the service of the Great After-Feast and for an Intercession to St. Luke the Physician for deliverance from the pandemic, at the Holy Monastery of the Panaghia Dovra.
The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, on Wednesday morning officiated at the funeral service of iconic WWII resistance figure and left-wing politician Manolis Glezos. The service was held at the Athens First Cemetery. Glezos died on Monday at the age of 98. Only close relatives attended, given the strict restrictions…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday afternoon, for the first time since strict lockdown conditions were enacted in the country due to the coronavirus pandemic, acknowledged that this year’s Easter will be different – an allusion to the fact that restrictions on the non-essential movement in public will, by all accounts, be extended…
The Church today venerates the memory of Mary of Egypt, on the date of her repose in the sixth century. She is revered as the patron saint of penitents. Her life, from fallen woman to Desert Mother in the Jordan wilderness was recorded in the seventh century by St. Sophronius of Jerusalem.
Russia currently has more than 2,300 confirmed cases of coronavirus infections, with 17 deaths, the majority of which are in the capital city of Moscow. On Friday, April 3, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia will travel throughout Moscow, blessing the city with the Tenderness Icon of the Mother of God…
While a number of hierarchs have been blessing their respective cities and provinces from above on plane and helicopter rides, His Eminence Metropolitan Gabriel of Lovech, one of the most authoritative hierarchs of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, took to the rocky heights overlooking the city to pray for and bless his city and flock. On…
US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt has unveiled the #USGreece2021 logo which the US government will use for all its programming in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Greece’s independence. “I’m very proud of what we’ve accomplished over the past few years in United States-Greece relations,” Pyatt said in an interview with Mega TV. “We’re…
1. Firstly can you comment on the Coronavirus pandemic? Is it true that humankind is experiencing a global biological war? The studies that have been presented to date show that this virus has arisen through mutation. Without wanting to fall into the trap of catastrophic discourse and accepting the ‘prophesies’ that are on the rise…