The Church today venerates the memory of Athenogenes the Holy Martyr of Heracleopolis and his 10 disciples, as well as St. Antiochus, the physician, who achieved the crown martyrdom in the late 3rd century. The life, works and martyrdom of these saints are featured today on the pages of the diakonima.gr site.

The St. Maximus the Greek Institute has unveiled a new musical compilation of songs first performed by legendary singer and actress Sofia Vembo, whose voice is associated with the Greek Army’s victory against Italian fascist forces in the early stages of WWII on the Albanian front. The 12 songs are performed by a chorus of…

The second part of the second online assembly from Mount Athos with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, and members of large families, which took place on Saturday, June 27, has been posted on the pages of the Internet magazine Pemptousia and Orthodoxia News Agency.

The Archbishop of Canada, His Eminence Sotirios, on Wednesday issued announcement entitled “Coronavirus and Holy Communion: A Chronicle of Events”. The Archbishop recounts the difficulties, challenges and decisions taken by the Archdiocese of Canada amid the pandemic. The statement was also seen as an attempt to allay the grief expressed by many of the faithful…

The trial of the Bishop of Niksic, His Grace Ioannicus, and another eight Orthodox priests in Montenegro was again postponed this week. The nine clergymen were arrested and held for three days in early May by Montenegro authorities on flimsy charges of violating coronavirus-related restrictions against public assembly. Dozens of people had gathered outside a…

Fast-paced preparations continue in Turkey to transform the iconic Hagia Sophia into a mosque — a shocking development that now stands as the most egregious provocation and insult yet by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan against Christianity, especially Orthodoxy, and the world’s cultural heritage. Turkish authorities, following Erdogan’s snap decision hours after a Turkish high…

«As you know, as of March 16, 1983, the Turkish State has ratified the International “Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage” (UNESCO, Paris 1972). The Church of the Holy Wisdom (Aghia Sophia) of God was founded by the Christian Emperor Justinian, inaugurated on December 27, 537AD and was designed as…

The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Sweden and All Scandinavia expresses its grave concern regarding the preservation of the status of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul – an UNESCO world heritage site – following a decision by the Turkish Council of State on July 2, 2020 regarding this 1,500-year-old structure. The ruling opened the way for…

  A short film about the life of St Sophrony the Athonite Made for the Sunday School of the Greek Orthodox Church of Manchester St Sophrony was born in 1896 in Moscow. He had a big family with many siblings. He loved painting from a very young age. He started painting before he could say…