The Metropolitan of Corfu, Paxi and the Diapontian isles, His Eminence Nektarios, on Wednesday was acquitted by a first instance court on Corfu of two misdemeanor charges related to state restrictions to prevent exposure to the coronavirus. In exiting the courthouse, His Eminence emphasized that “…today, the Church was vindicated. Corfu was vindicated.” The…
In his homily on the feast of St Parascheva of Iaşi, Metropolitan Teofan offered some answers to the challenges of the present times. To stop the community spread of the SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus, Romanian authorities imposed harsh restrictions for this year’s celebrations: pilgrims from outside the city of Iași were denied access to the cathedral where…
It is inappropriate to pressure parents into vaccinating their children, and vaccines should be developed without the use of embryonic tissue, Fr. Theodore Lukianov, the Chairman of the Russian Orthodox Patriarchal Commission on Family Issues and the Protection of Motherhood and Childhood, writes in a new report, according to RIA-Novosti. Fr. Theodore presented his report…
The vision for the iconography of the St Nicholas Shrine at Ground Zero is coming together with the efforts of Bishop Joachim of Amissos, a foremost scholar and Fr. Loukas of Mt. Athos, a master iconographer. This vision of heaven on earth will enlighten all who pass through its doors. The vision for the…
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18th October 2020, the 19th Sunday after the Pentecost: Metropolitan Vladimir of Chisinau and all Moldova celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Nativity of the Lord Cathedral in Chisinau. The arch-pastor was assisted at the service by archpriest Vadim Cheibas, the Cathedral Dean, and the clergy of the holy shrine. The Sunday Gospel fragment read…
My beloved students and children in the Lord, “Be strong and courageous. Do not fear… for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.” I want to convey these words from the Old Testament to you along with my blessing and best wishes for your…
On the 18th of October, the commemoration of the Holy Glorious new martyrs Gabriel and Kyrmidolis, His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, performed the ancient Divine Liturgy of the Apostle and Evangelist Mark, at the place of martyrdom and burial of the Saints, which is located in the Holy…
The program of preservation of the manuscripts of the Patriarchate of Alexandria carried out by the Library of Alexandria, with the support and funding of the Leventis Foundation from Nicosia, continues at a rapid pace. His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa who received on Wednesday, October 14, twelve (12)…