On Thursday, April 24/May 7, 2020, the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, chaired by H.H.B. our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos, took under consideration various matters of the Patriarchate, especially the way the Paschal Services were held within the framework of the restriction precautions due to the COVID-19 pandemic and…

A video is posted on the pages of the Orthodoxia News Agency today featuring the Halki School of Theology, the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s pre-eminent seminary. The documentary is a production of the St. Maxim the Greek Institution, and was filmed when the current Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, was then the Abbot of the Monastery…

The Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral this week underlined that the Orthodox Church in the small Adriatic country will seek recourse to international fora in order to protect the faith and human rights of its followers. A legal adviser for the Church also charged that the current Montenegro government is exploiting the ongoing coronavirus…

Yet another instance of vandalism of a remote chapel on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos was recorded this week. Photographs of the sacrilegious destruction of the chapel, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, at the Tsiramdou site, were posted by an area resident. According to residents in the nearby village, groups of third country nationals…

Today marks the 40 years since the repose of Elder Filotheos Zervakos, a well-known spiritual guide and teacher in the Greek Orthodox ministry for decades. The Elder Filotheos served as a tireless missionary of the Gospels and confessor on many islands and in various rural parts of the country.

The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, on Thursday convened the Holy Eparchial Synod via video-conference, in order to discuss and decide on a process for the reopening of Greek Orthodox parishes throughout America. During the meeting, hierarchs expressed solidarity and empathy for the pain and loss felt by the Faithful of late, especially the…

The relevant Greek health minister, Vassilis Kikilias, on Thursday said private and institutional donations, in materials and in monetary contributions, to the country’s public health care system, and in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, have reached nearly 90 million euros. The Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece, regional Metropolises in the country and individual parishes…

The Church today venerates the Synaxis, or assembly, of the Holy Powder, or manna, which emitted from the tomb of St. John the Theologian. The feast today in honor of the holy Apostle John commemorates the miracle taking place each year in Ephesus, in western Asia Minor, where a certain dust or powder, called manna,…

A plenum of Council of State (CoS) justices, the highest administrative court in Greece, on Friday ruled that church-going by elementary school and kindergarten pupils is constitutional and legal. The ruling also covers the daily prayer at the commencement of every school day. Conversely, a majority of high court justices ruled that failure to offer…