Considering that, from May 15, 2020, the state of emergency and the applicability of the Military Ordinances that limited essential aspects of the public religious life of the faithful cease, following consultation with the Romanian Government, the Romanian Patriarchate sends the following instructions to the cult units of the Romanian Orthodox Church regarding the access…

The Holy Metropolis of New Zealand has issued the following announcement regarding the upcoming re-opening of the churches. The announcement reads: Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Χριστὸς Ἀνέστη! Ἀληθῶς Ἀνέστη! Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! After eight difficult weeks wherein our Holy Church was affected both physically and emotionally by the global pandemic…

The Orthodox Metropolis of Korea has issued an update regarding the construction of the Dormition of the Holy Theotokos Church in Jeonju. The statement reads: Construction of the Dormition of the Holy Theotokos Church in Jeonju and the adjoining Spiritual Center began on April 6, 2020, and is continuing at a rapid pace. We ask…

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The third online Archontariki from Mount Athos, with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, will take place tomorrow, Saturday, from 10.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., Athens time, or 08.00 to 10.30 GMT. Archontariki in Greek means the guest house in a monastery. You can still register via…

 The annual procession of the wonder-working icon of the Panaghia Eleousa was held on the 4th Wednesday after Pascha – Mid-Pentecost. The Holy Icon was conveyed this week from the southern Bulgarian city of Asenovgrad to the renowned Bachkovo Monastery of the Dormition of the Theotokos.          

The screenwriter, director and producer of the upcoming movie “Man of God”, North America-based Yelena Popovic, spoke to the Orthodoxia News Agency this month, in an exclusive interview. The film recounts the life and trials of St. Nektarios of Aegina, who bore the unjust hatred of his enemies while preaching the Word of God. Popovic…

The Bishop of  Toliara and Southern Madagascar, His Grace Prodromos, detailed to the Orthodoxia News Agency this week the restrictions in place in that country to prevent exposure to the Covid-19 virus. His Grace also emphasized the love that the faithful in Africa have for the holy services and the Holy Communion.

Today, Friday May 15, marks the International Day of Families, an annual commemoration enacted in 1993 by the UN General Assembly in recognition of the fact that the institution of the family is a primary component of each society. According to St. Paisios, “…the value of life is one: the family; if the family expires,…