On May 6, 2020, on behalf of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, the Archiepiscopical Vicar Fr. Evmenios Vasilopoulos along with Fr. George Frangos, parish priest in Thomastown, visited the Whittlesea food collective in Epping. The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia commumtiy relief program participated in the efforts of the Whittlesea food collective program by…

There was no increase in the cases of coronavirus infection following the celebration of Pascha in Georgia, where the churches remained open though observing the necessary sanitary standards, according to a leading infectious diseases expert in Tbilisi. “At the recommendation of the government, the Church itself has taken a very correct and good position and,…

Persecution of Christians in China: the Chinese government is in the midst of an all-out campaign to turn Christianity into a weak religion that is entirely subservient to the Chinese Communist Party, and that doesn’t teach anything that would lead Chinese people away from Communist Party dogma. In fact, the government is trying to turn…

Persecution of Christians in Pakistan: the ongoing mistreatment of Christians and other religious minorities in Pakistan stems from the assumption that Christians are unclean, and thus are the only ones suited for this kind of work. But this discrimination is just one instance in a larger pattern of harassment and persecution. This an issue of…

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Wednesday chaired a tele-conference with religious leaders in that country, including the Archbishop of Tirana and All Albania, His Beatitude Anastasios. According to Rama, a committee of experts will decide when restrictive measures to prevent exposure to the coronavirus will be gradually lifted for places of worship, namely, after…

The memory of St. Ephraim the Great-Martyr and Wonderworker was venerated on Tuesday at the Cathedral of St. Demetrius in the SE Romanian city of Galati, albeit in a service without worshipers, due to Covid-19 restrictions.  

The Metropolitan-Bishop of Montenegro and the Littoral, His Eminence Amphilochios, visited the historic 14th century monastery of St. George on Tuesday, on the occasion of the saint’s feast day, as commemorated with the Julian calendar. The monastery is located on a small islet within Lake Skadar, on Montenegro’s border with Albania. His Eminence again referred…

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 on Saturday, May 16, from 10.00 to 12.30, Athens time, or 08.00 to 10.30 GMT. Archontariki in Greek is the guest house in a monastery.

Less than two weeks remain before churches reopen in Greece for holy services with the presence of worshippers, and specifically on Sunday, May 17. Members of the Holy Synod of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece are expected to convene next Tuesday and detail all precautions and measures that will be in place for the…