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“From September 10, anniversaries, weddings, funeral ceremonies and other social events will be banned,” Natia Mezvrishvili, the head of the government administration, stated after the meeting of the Interagency Coordination Council. “Social events, such as anniversaries, weddings, funeral ceremonies and other rituals will be banned due to the epidemiological situation. This restriction was already in…

A rare graffiti of the 12th century, depicting a man with a fantastic animal and a fragment of text, was discovered by archaeologists in one of the oldest churches of the pre-Mongol period: the Transfiguration Cathedral in Pereslavl-Zalessky. Members of the Architectural and Archaeological Detachment of the Institute of Archeology of the Russian Academy of…

A wildfire broke out in Neos Voutzas, northeastern Attica on Thursday morning. According to the initial information, the blaze is burning near the monastery of Pantokratoras but the fire brigade considers that it does not pose a threat to inhabited areas at this time. Ten fire engines with a crew of 31 fire men, assisted…

His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta has issued the following message regarding this year’s Winter Youth Rally and Hellenic Dance Festival. The message reads:   To the Clergy of the Metropolis of Atlanta: My Brothers in the Lord, I greet you with love and joy in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!…

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and the iconography it housed were destroyed in the attack on the World Trade Center. After almost two decades, the church is rising again with new iconography from a monastery on Mt. Athos. Construction resumed last month on the only house of worship destroyed on 9/11. As we reported last…

A hospital on the Turkish island of Halki has been handed over to the Diyanet, the State Directorate of Religious Affairs, to be converted into an Islamic educational center. At the same time, the Orthodox theological school on the island has been closed by order of the state since 1971. The Turkish government initially announced…

With the blessings and prayers of His Beatitude Patriarch John X, the first Divine Liturgy was celebrated in Our Lady of Antioch Church in Södertälje – Sweden The Patriarchal Vicar, Archimandrite Jean Mansour, celebrated the Divine Liturgy with the participation of Father Joseph and Deacon Basilios. In the sermon, the Patriarchal Vicar thanked God for…

PARIS – The Holy Metropolis of France announced with deep regret that its beloved brother Father Nicholas Xenos, Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and Vicar General of the Metropolis of France, has fallen asleep in the Lord. The late Father Nicholas Xenos was born in Zakynthos where he completed his early studies. In 1973, he…