The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, on Sunday expressed his fraternal support and solidarity to the Italian people, who are being sorely tested by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, in a letter to the Catholic Pope, Francis, as well as the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella. His All Holiness praises…

Divine Liturgies were celebrated in Orthodox Churches around the small Adriatic country of Montenegro on Sunday, although strict conditions were in place to prevent any exposure to the coronavirus (Covid-19), such as a cap on the number of worshippers attending and prescribed distances between them. Additionally, the Holy Communion was given to each worshipper in…

The Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross was commemorated today with millennia-old Athonite tradition at the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, on the semi-autonomous monastic community of Mt. Athos. The Divine Liturgy was officiated by Archimandrite Elder Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, and co-officiated by other…

His Eminence Porfirije, Serbian Metropolitan of Zagreb and Ljubljana, issued the following statement: “None temptation comes alone. At this moment, when the whole world is trying to cope with the corona virus, Zagreb has experienced an earthquake this morning. As far as I know, there are no victims among our faithful, but there is certainly…

Many ask us what the causes of the pandemic COVID-19 are, if it is a natural phenomenon, or if there are state-level actors who generated this epidemic. We need to understand that this way of thinking is distorted. Don’t blame others We must first think why perfect God has allowed this to happen to us. Nothing is…

His Eminence Archbishop Sotirios of Canada has released his 3rd Encyclical regarding the coronavirus outbreak. Read the full text below:   March 20, 2020 Reverend Fathers, Honourable Presidents and Esteemed Members of the Boards of Directors, Members of the Philoptochos Societies, Teachers, Students and Youth Members of the Communities, and to the Entire Plenitude of…

His Eminence Archbishop Sotirios of Canada has issued his 2nd Encyclical regarding coronavirus outbreak. Read the full text below:   Reverend Fathers, Honorable Presidents and Esteemed Members of the Boards of Directors of the Communities of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada Beloved in the Lord, In my Encyclical dated 13/03/2020 on the issue of…

My Blessed and Beloved Christians, Only God knows why we are going through this grave tribulation of the coronavirus. Perhaps because of the unfaithfulness of the world. Perhaps on account of our own little faith. Let us not dwell on this. We will leave it in God’s hands. As long as we remain in this…

Given Romania’s state of emergency due to the new coronavirus epidemic, the Romanian Patriarchate calls for responsibility, temperance and solidarity. The Romanian Patriarchate urges all priests of the Romanian Orthodox Church to implement with realism, lucidity and confidence the measures imposed by the state authorities, which temporarily affect the Church’s liturgical life. These regulations aim…