The Archbishop is expected to suggest to the president that alternate church services be held on weekdays as a way of preventing overcrowding on Sundays. Local media reported on Tuesday that Archbishop Chrysostomos will argue his case for churches to be subjected to the same criteria of social distancing as businesses. This would mean, on…

Churchgoers should be allowed to attend Sunday services and major events, religious studies teachers of the secondary education teachers union (Oelmek) said on Monday. Their suggestion comes as the government is expected to announce plans for the gradual lifting of the lockdown on Wednesday. It is thought to be unlikely for churches to be reopened…

The Cyprus medical association (CyMA) was forced to put things into perspective on Monday regarding the high contagiousness of the coronavirus after 152 doctors co-signed a letter asking the president to allow people to attend church and receive Holy Communion. The health professionals argued that the ban on church attendance “deprives people of their sole…

Police have completed their investigation into a church service at Erimi on April 23 and have referred their findings to police headquarters, philenews reports. Citing sources it said that 20 people, including the priest at the Church of Ayios Yiorgos, Erimi’s community leader and 18 members of the public will be charged with breaking the…

The Moscow Patriarchate has again extended a ban on worshippers visiting churches in Moscow and the Moscow Region. According to earlier reports, such a ban was initially imposed for the period of the Holy Week and Orthodox Easter as part of measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus infection. The measure was then extended…

His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisoco has issued the following statement regarding the cancellation of summer camp programs. The statement reads:   Beloved in the Lord, Χριστός Ανέστη! Christ is Risen! Our lives have changed dramatically in these past two months. With ongoing concerns over the spreading of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Greek Orthodox…

Bishop Panteleimon, Chairman of the Synodal Department for Church Charity and Social Ministry of the Russian Orthodox Church, clarified his position on family obedience. As part of a live broadcast on the Internet, one of the spectators asked a question about how to build a relationship with her spouse. Bishop Panteleimon advised this woman “first…

Metropolitan Anthony (Pakanich) speaks on the inadmissibility of an attack on the Church in a civilized society. Neither time, experience, nor history teaches a person anything. How many years have individuals fought with the Church, but have not understood the meaning of the bitter lessons so far. The Church is the foundation of the world,…

New sales figures indicate that the Bible has experienced a dramatic surge in sales as readers search for hope amid the current coronavirus pandemic. Book sales data provider Nielsen BookScan said that Biblical and liturgical texts had been rapidly climbing the charts in recent weeks, noting that the clear uptick in purchases was an “unusual…