Metropolis of Chicago takes series of actions to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and provide humanitarian and parish relief The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago announced a series of actions it has taken regarding the operations of the Metropolis, its participation in the nationwide response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its support of parishes and…

Patriarch Daniel issued a message for International Nurses Day referring to nurses as ‘the hands of God’s merciful love.’ His Beatitude praised the courage and dedication of all female and male nurses from Romania and abroad, ‘who combine the faith in God with love for their neighbour’ in their activity. ‘International Nurses Day, celebrated this…

The Episcopal Council of the Orthodox Church in Montenegro has issued the following statement regarding the arrest of Bishop Joanikije and seven other priests. The statement reads: The Day of Miraculous Saint Basil of Ostrog – His glory and mercy! – is, for centuries now, a day of а great gathering of the people in…

The Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church has issued the following statement regarding the arrest of His Grace Bishop Joanikije of Budimlye-Niksic and seven priests by the Montenegrin authorities. The statement reads: The Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church strongly condemns the latest persecution of the Serbian Orthodox Church…

The Latvian Cabinet of Ministers voted on Tuesday, May 12, to support the Ministry of Justice’s proposal to allocate $255,709 (236,400 euros) from contingency funds for crisis benefits for church clergy and employees. Each qualifying priest, pastor, or employee will receive a one-time payment of $325 (300 euros), reports DELFI. According to information from religious…

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia issued an order yesterday easing the financial burden on all dioceses and parishes of the Russian Church on the territory of Russia during this time of pandemic, reports the official site of the Moscow Patriarchate. The order comes against the background of the people’s restricted access…

The Romanian Orthodox Church has continued its extensive aid campaign in the context of the pandemic and the emergency state, the latter effectively ending in Romania this Thursday, May 14. The Church has offered substantial and diversified aid, through parishes and dioceses, to the elderly and the poor, the sick and disabled and to the…

Religious organisations in Australia can hold services for up to 10 people with social-distancing rules observed. Archimandrite Evmenios Vasilopoulos, Archiepiscopal Vicar of Northcote, told Neos Kosmos that only ten parishioners will be allowed in the church at any given time. The number will not count clerics, chanters and altar boys. People will no longer be…

Due to the global coronavirus pandemic, the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (Order of AHEPA) has made the difficult decision to cancel the 98th AHEPA Family Supreme Convention scheduled for July 19 to 26, 2020, at Walt Disney World® Resort, in Orlando, Fla., announced Supreme President George G. Horiates. “Protecting the health, safety, and well-being…