A member of the Turkish national assembly, Garo Paylan, who is one of the few lawmakers in Turkey of an Armenian origin, this week brought to light the continuing desecration of a Greek Orthodox Church in the village of Hasera, known today as Yesildere, in what for centuries was the Argyroupolis district of Pontos, the…

The Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain this week announced that it will establish a youth office, one of the priorities cited by His Eminence, Archbishop Nikitas, immediately after his enthronement last year. Alexios Floridis, who was picked as the coordinator of this new office, spoke to the Orthodoxia newsw agency about the great challenges…

The Metropolitan of Sweden and All Scandinavia, His Eminence Cleopas, in an encyclical, announced that holy services and the Divine Liturgy will be celebrated with the presence of worshipers as of June 6, as coronavirus restrictions continue to be lifted across Europe. June 6 on the Orthodox calendar for 2020 is the Saturday of Souls, before…

The Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Most Godly Beatitude Theophilos III, on the Sunday of the Blind Man officiated at the Divine Liturgy at the monastery of St. Gerasimus of Jordan – also known as Abba Gerasimus – in the West Bank, north of the Dead Sea.

The Metropolitan of Nafpaktos and St. Vlassios, His Eminence Ierotheos, has issued a 42-page text entitled “The Orthodox Church’s Testimonial on Holy Communion”. In his text, Ierotheos presents a detailed chronicle of ecclesiastical sources regarding the Holy Communion, also known as the Holy Eucharist. As he notes in the preface, the text is divided into…

The Holy and Great Easter Resurrection service will be held later this evening at around midnight, in cathedrals around Greece, with the faithful chanting the iconic hymn “Christos Anesti”, which means “Christ is Risen” in Greek. The Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece last month announced that the Resurrection service will be celebrated during the commemoration of the…

Stockholm, May 25, 2020 Reverend Fathers and Beloved Brethren in Christ, Dear Members and Benefactors of Holy Metropolis of Sweden and All Scandinavia, CHRIST IS RISEN! Please be advised that beginning June 6, 2020 (the Saturday of Souls preceding Pentecost), faithful are invited to resume attending the Divine Liturgy and other Holy Services, in accordance…

On Sunday, May 11/24, 2020, His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Monastery of St. Gerasimos of the Jordan, which is located at the West Bank of the river Jordan before its estuary to the Dead Sea. The Divine Liturgy was celebrated in completion of the…

This week is National Palliative Care Week (24-30 May) and is an opportunity to highlight the role of palliative care in improving the lives of people faced with life-limiting illness, reducing their fear and suffering and also looking after their families. “Many of us do not understand what palliative care is. The aims of palliative…