Amid the spread of the new coronavirus in the country, Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Gakharia intends to watch the Easter liturgy from home, on TV, instead of attending it personally in the church, urging citizens to do the same. “As a Christian, I will watch the Easter liturgy from home, on TV, and I…

We would like to tell all clergymen : let’s don’t make early statements on how we will conduct Easter services, Archpriest Andria Jaghmaidze, the head of the Patriarchate’s public relations office, said in response to a reporters’ question about how the Easter liturgy will be held on Easter night. “Let’s don’t make early statements on…

We have called on many categories of people to “stay at home”, including those who are cautious and think they may get sick in the church. We will come and give you communion at your own home, Archpriest Andria Jaghmaidze, the head of the Patriarchate’s public relations office, said adding that the Patriarchate will try…

The Akathist Hymn is the most widely used hymn to honor the Virgin Mary. The word “Rejoice” is the most widely used word in the akathist hymn and this, according to the spiritual law, is due to the fact that sadness was the most present in the life of the Virgin. The types of sadness But…

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Restoration works have been completed on the Cathedral of the Panaghia Kalamiotissa, located the eastern Aegean island of Kalymnos. The cathedral sustained damages in a July 2017 earthquake. Repairs and restoration were based on a detailed engineering study, and the total repair bill reached 300K euros, covered in its entirety by Kalymnos benefactor Yannis Halikos….

The Archdiocese of Great Britain and Thyateira is continuing to offer online adult English-language religious study. The fifth module, similar to the previous two, was conducted online. In Belgium, the Greek Orthodox Metropolis announced that due to the pandemic and restrictive measures in place, it will postpone an annual gathering of youth and clergy for…

The Moscow Patriarchate’s chairman of the Department of External Church Relations, His Eminence Hilarion, told the faithful by teleconference this week that the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church will decide how this year’s Easter services will be conducted, in relation to the Covid-19 crisis, and always in cooperation with state authorities. His Eminence…

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday underlined that there was no greater salvation of the homeland than for the salvation of its citizens, in a televised address on the first 30 days of the coronavirus pandemic. Mitsotakis again called on Greek citizens to follow public health guidelines and restrictions, saying the situation in Greece…