Following the situation development in the Holy Land, we the Heads of the Three Communities, custodians of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre and Resurrection, wish to inform that starting on Sunday 24th this most Holy Place will be accessible again to the faithful for visits and prayers. For safety reasons and in order to…

His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta has issued a supplemental letter concerning the re-opening of the churches. The letter reads: I greet you my beloved with love and joy in the name of our Resurrected Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! I pray that this message finds you well, as we prepare to re-open our churches….

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The contest is organized to present the diversity and beauty of Orthodoxy in Finland. Through this contest, which will culminate with an album and an exhibition, the organizers would like to present the Christian life in Finland to a wider audience. The organizers are looking for images in these categories: Churches (architecture, frescos, crosses, tombs,…

The Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, on Thursday visited the central office of the Greek Welfare Centre in Newtown, Sydney. His Eminence spoke cordially with the director and staff-members of the Centre and thanked everyone for the dedication they’ve shown in performing their God-pleasing work. He said, “To find people who truly believe in…

A special section on the pages of the Orthodoxia News Agency will soon feature all three segments, so far, of the online Archontariki from Mount Athos, where the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim ministers and answers viewers’ questions. The third online Archontariki from Mount Athos took place last Saturday. Among others, the Elder Ephraim, who is the…

The Metropolitan of Mesogaia and Lavreotiki, His Eminence Nikolaos, spoke with the Orthodoxia News Agency and journalist Maria Giachnaki this week. Besides extensive discussion on the repercussions from the pandemic, His Eminence also referred to issues of bioethics, stressing that science, knowledge, political power and technology were humbled by the coronavirus pandemic.

The Orthodox Church in Montenegro on Thursday venerated the memory of St. John the Divine. The Metropolitan-Bishop of Montenegro and the Littoral, His Eminence Amphilochios, officiated at a Divine Liturgy at the same-name cathedral of Poprad. In commenting on the tense situation in the small Adriatic country over the past few months, with the Church…

The much-anticipated con-celebratory Divine Liturgy at the Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo, on the feast day of the Next-to-the Apostles Constantine and Helen, was held without the presence of worshipers this week due to coronavirus-related restrictions in place. The Divine Liturgy for the specific feast day – which was officiated by…