With the ongoing limitations set forth due to the Coronavirus pandemic, it has been necessary to cancel several programs and gatherings of all sizes to be in compliance with local and federal guidelines. This now extends to the Young Adult League Conference scheduled for Labor Day weekend 2020. “The resurgence of this ministry in 2019…
Another church on the island of Lesvos in the eastern Aegean, was attacked by illegal immigrants. The “Ταξιάρχης της Μόριας” church had large stones thrown through the windows. Makis Pavlellis, a local who works and lives in Moria, said “something very bad and dangerous has been going on for 4 months in the area. It…
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The Church today venerates the memory of Mary & Martha, the sisters of Lazarus. The Holy Myrrh-bearers Mary and Martha, together with their brother Lazarus, were especially devoted to the Savior Jesus Christ. They reposed in Cyprus, where their brother became the first Bishop of Kition after his resurrection from the dead. A feature is…
The Patriarchate of Serbia on Wednesday commemorated the Equal to the Apostles, Constantine and Helen, based on the Julian calendar. A divine Liturgy was held at the Sts. Constantine and Helen Cathedral of Voždovac, officiated by His Holiness, the Patriarch of Serbia Irinej.
The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, met with Athens regional governor Giorgos Patoulis on Thursday, with the focus of the meeting on restoration works on more than a dozen historic Church-owned buildings in the center of Athens, of which seven have been designated as modern monuments. The regional government is financing…
The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, attended a peaceful protest march on Wednesday in Crown Heights district of Brooklyn, at the invitation of borough President Eric Leroy Adams and New York State Senator Andrew Gounardes. The protest was held over the death of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency medical technician who was killed when…
The Very Rev. Fr. Bartholomew Iatridis, an Archimandrite of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and clergyman of the Holy Metropolis of Maroneia and Komotini, Greece, has joined the Holy Metropolis of Sweden and All Scandinavia for two years on loan. Fr. Bartholomew will assume duties of Parish Priest at the St. George Cathedral in Stockholm and serve…
After providing more than 4.3 million euros during the coronavirus pandemic, the efforts of the Church and its organizations have focused on supporting children in distance education. Romanian Orthodox Church permanently supports the education of children and young people: full text In the context of the current pandemic, the Romanian Patriarchate offers tablets or other electronic devices…