Restoration work has resumed on the historical Sümela Monastery, located in the Maçka district in the northern Trabzon province, a major religious tourism hub in Turkey. The restoration work had been suspended due to adverse weather conditions and as part of measures to combat the coronavirus outbreak. A total of 35 people are participating in…

Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! During the past several weeks His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros has conducted a prayer service from the Archdiocesan Chapel of Saint Paul. These services, which are for the healing of those affected by COVID-19 and those who have passed from this terrible disease, have provided a few moments of…

  Next year will mark 200 years since Greece began the struggle for independence and Victoria’s Organizing Committee of the National Anniversary is calling on the entire Greek community to take part in organising events to mark the great anniversary. The organising committee which consists of all major Greek organisations in Victoria has begun preparations…

The 79th Anniversary of the Battle of Crete was kept small in Melbourne due to the COVID-19 restrictions. A wreath-laying ceremony took place at the Shrine of Remembrance. Wreaths were laid by Greek consul general Dimitris Michalopoulos, President of the Cretan Federation of Australia and New Zealand A. Tsourdalakis and representatives of Cretan bodies. Events…

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The Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, welcomed back often tearful worshipers to cathedrals this week for attendance at holy services and the Divine Liturgy, although the latter are still conducted in outdoor areas just outside places of worship. The development comes after Romanian authorities eased coronavirus-related restrictions.

The Metropolitan of Cameroon, His Eminence Grigorios, spoke to the Orthodoxia news agency this week on matters of faith, the Holy Communion and the difficulties of maintaining a mission in sub-Saharan Africa. Still in the region, the Metropolitan of Nairobi, His Eminence Makarios, remains close to his flock amid the difficult times entailed in the…

The state-sponsored persecution of the Orthodox Church in Montenegro generated a statement from the US State Department this week, with Washington, however, attempting to keep equal distances in the furor that has erupted since the beginning of the year. The US called on both the government and Church to commence a dialogue and to exhibit…

The Elder Archimandrite Ephraim’s address and answers to viewers’ questions, part of the third online Archontariki from Mount Athos, which took place last Saturday, have been posted today on the pages of the Orthodoxia news agency. Among others, the Elder Ephraim, who is the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, refers to…