The Romanian Patriarchate appreciates the introduction of the National Day of Remembrance of the Brâncoveanu Martyrs and of Awareness of Violence against Christians on August 16 and it announces that the commemoration will be marked next Sunday in all the Romanian churches. This year, the new national day of remembrance coincides with the Sunday of the Romanian…

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel has sent a message for the Sunday of the Romanian Migrants, which will be marked this year on August 16. The Sunday of the Romanian Migrants is celebrated in the Romanian Patriarchate on the first Sunday after the Dormition of the Theotokos. Responsibility, hope and solidarity in times of pandemic: Full…

National Defense Minister Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos attended events for the Dormition of the Virgin Mary and the 80th anniversary of the sinking of “Elli”, on Tinos island on Saturday. He attended a liturgy and a prayer at the monument representing the sailors who died when the warship was torpedoed near the port of Tinos in 1940…

In these dark times of crisis – in the fields of health, economy and relations with provocative Turkey – the Greek people need courage to overcome, especially through personal faith and the faith provided by Greek lore and traditions, main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras said on Saturday, Dormition Day. Tsipras sent his message through…

President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou paid a visit to Mytilini, Lesvos island on the national holiday of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary. Sakellaropoulou attended church services and was given a tour of the Folklore and Byzantine Church Museum by Mytilini, Eressos and Plomari Metropolitan Iacovos. Commenting on current events, she said that…

This year’s Dormition holiday may require people’s social distancing, but they are nevertheless “more united than ever,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Saturday from Crete, where he is observing the major Greek holiday. Mitsotakis reminded the public of following protective measures including wearing face masks, avoiding crowds and following doctors’ directions. In his holiday…

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It was with evident joy that His Grace Bishop Silouan of Sinope joined a large congregation of faithful in the recently built church of Sts Raphael, Nicholas and Irene in Athelstone, Adelaide, for the service of the Great Paraklesis in the afternoon of Sunday 9 August. The numerous priests and faithful were blessed by the…

His Holiness Irinej, Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church, visited the Cathedral of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God in Kragujevac on August 13, 2020. The faithful people and the clergy of the city of Kragujevac, with their hierarch, His Grace Bishop Jovan of Sumadija, warmly greeted the Head of the Serbian…