Georgian priests marched in Tbilisi today, marking ‘Family Purity Day’ backed by the Georgian Orthodox Church, first celebrated in 2014. Usually, on this day clerics call on people to take to the streets with them. However, amid the coronavirus-related restrictions on gathering and social distancing, this time the demonstration was held without public participation. Georgian…

Georgia stands firmly on the Orthodox faith, this is our fate, this is our reward, God’s reward to Georgia, – the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Ilia II said during the Sunday sermon. The patriarch spoke about the strength of the family. ” The celebration lasts for a week, within a week, we will ask the…

Churches and chapels across Greece reopened to the faithful on Sunday for attendance at holy services and the Divine Liturgies, two months after strict restrictions to prevent exposure to the Covid-19 virus were imposed by the Greek government, measures that extended even over Holy and Great Easter Week. A ceiling of 50 worshipers at any…

The Episcopal Council of the Serbian Orthodox Church in North, Central and South America has issued a statement regarding the heightened situation in Montenegro. The statement reads:   The Episcopal Council of the Serbian Orthodox Church in North, Central and South America St. Sava Monastery, Libertyville, Illinois May 14, 2020 COMMUNIQUE   The Episcopal Council of…

With the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting the lives of many people across the United States, Orthodox Christians are called upon to BE the Church and aid the community during these trying times. The following is an example of Christian Stewardship that should not go unnoticed: On Wednesday, May 13, 2020, members of the St. Sava Serbian…

Upon the blessing of His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, a rite of supplications to the Holy Mother of God for the support to bishops, clergy and faithful people of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro was served in the crypt of the Saint Sava Cathedral, Belgrade, on the 14th of May 2020. The prayer of…

ANNOUNCEMENT The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Aksum announces that from Sunday, May 17, the Holy Cathedral of St. Frumentius in Addis Ababa (Piazza) will reopen in the presence of the faithful and it is possible to attend the church service of those who wish.The above act arises after a decision of the Ethiopian Government, strictly…

His Grace Bishop Neofitos of the Diocese of Nyeri and Mt Kenya has expressed his concerns over Covid-19 and Holy Communion. “Since we were invaded or attacked by the Covid -19 Pandemic (Corona Virus), there have been a great concern amongst the Orthodox faithful on matters health on how to receive holy communion. Of course…

16th of May 2020 – His Grace Joanikije, Bishop of Budimlye and Niksic, and eight priests of the Orthodox Cathedral of St. Basil of Ostrog in Nikšić have been realized around midnight after 72 hours spent in detention. It is expected that His Grace and the priests, after their release from detention, will address the…