The Church today venerates the memory of St. Pappos the Confessor, a fourth century bishop of Cyprus, as well as Lucillian of Byzantium, the 4 martyred Youths and Paula the Virgin. The life and ministry of St. Pappos and the martyrdom of the other saints is found today, in Greek, on the pages of the diakonima.gr site.

The Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain, His Eminence Nikitas, presented his vision for religious education in the United Kingdom and Ireland, officially inaugurated a religious education committee. The new committee of the Archdiocese will be responsible for the creation of a formal and standardized religious education ministry for all age-groups.

The Metropolitan of Kananga, His Eminence Theodosios, oversaw his ministry’s distribution of clothing, shoes and toys to children in need in the DR of Congo. The aid was provided from donations by the faithful in the Thessaloniki area, in northern Greece.

The Metropolitan of Syros, His Eminence Dorotheos, led a litany this week of the Holy Icon of the Panaghia Mayiatissa in the main town on the Cyclades island of Folegandros. The annual litany, which is conducted on May 1 to convey the Holy Icon to the Cathedral at Paleokastro dedicated to the Virgin Mary, was…

The first Church services with the presence of worshipers were conducted this week at Moscow’s iconic Cathedral of Christ the Savior and the Epiphany Cathedral at Yelokhovo, after coronavirus-related measures were lifted by the Russian government. Public health guidelines and precautions were still in place, as the Divine Liturgy was celebrated with worshipers adhering to…

The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, addressed Greek Orthodox clerics in the United States via teleconference, where he bemoaned what he called the unjust and often unconstitutional barriers being placed against church-going by certain local authorities around the United States. His Eminence stated, in fact, that “… We must remain vigilant that our Orthodoxy…

Members of the permanent Holy Synod of the Autocephalous Church of Greece met on Wednesday for a second straight day, with the session punctuated by a brief ceremony, where Greece’s health minister, Vassilis Kikilias, received medical equipment on behalf of the Greek state, donated by the Church and totaling 100,000 euros in value. The equipment…

Beloved Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” Romans 12:21 Violence. Destruction. Loss of business. Loss of lives. We are just easing up on “stay at home” and “shelter in place” orders as a result of the pandemic, and now there are new restrictions across…

On May 31, the 7th Sunday after the Resurrection of Christ, Metropolitan Vladimir of Chisinau and all Moldova celebrated the Divine Liturgy together with the clergy and parishioners of the Nativity of the Lord Cathedral in Chisinau. This Sunday commemorates the Holy Fathers of the 1st Oecumenical Council. It highlights the unity of the Church…