The Monastery of Milesheva celebrated its church patron, the Ascension of the Lord, on 28 May 2020 His Grace Bishop Atanasije of Milesheva officiated the Divine Liturgy in Pribojska Banja with concelebration of the principal of Saint Nicholas monastery Archimandrite Teofil, spiritual father of Milesheva Archimandrite Leontije, principal of the Holy Ascension Church at Seljani…

In a message for the Sunday of Parents and Children (June 7), Patriarch Daniel emphasizes the fundamental role that the family played during the coronavirus pandemic. His Beatitude called the family “a natural environment for raising and educating children for life.” “During this period, the time spent by parents with their children was greatly appreciated,…

The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an announcement regarding the reading from the Quran in Hagia Sophia, on the anniversary of the fall of Constantinople on May 29, 2020. The announcement reads: Today’s reading of passages from the Quran inside Hagia Sophia, a global monument protected by UNESCO as a world heritage site that…

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — One by one, the children and adults line up for the centuries-old ritual of Holy Communion, trying to keep a proper social distance. The priest dips a spoon into the chalice of bread and wine, which the faithful believe is the body and blood of Christ, and puts it into the…

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A survey of over 1,000 Christians has revealed how the faithful are finding lockdown. Conducted by Christian charity Agape UK and the Neighbourhood Prayer Network in order to find out what help people needed, respondents were asked about relationships, their community and health. 96 per cent of the 1,174 people asked were Christian. 90 per…

Yesterday, on the feast day of the Ascension of the Lord, His Eminence Archbishop Agapit of Stuttgart, Vicar of the German Diocese, reposed in the Lord. Baptised as Alexander, the future Archbishop Agapit was born in Germany on 29th September, 1955. He completed his schooling in Franfurt-am-Main and went on to study at the department…

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia is sure that the days of self-isolation should lead to spiritual improvement and will result in spiritual renewal of Russia and the whole world. “The time we are living through today is optimal for making a kind of spiritual breakthrough in your life,” he said in his sermon…

On May 28, 2020, His Grace Bishop Neofitos Kong’ai celebrated Divine Liturgy at his residence Chapel. In attendance were Clergy from Nyeri deanery. “By the Grace of God I had the unique privilege to celebrate Divine Liturgy with the clergy from Nyeri Deanery on the feast of Ascension of our Lord. This was a very…