In the days leading up to Greek Easter a group of people busily prepared hampers for delivery. Traditional tsourekia, koulourakia (Easter cookies), and other goods were placed into bags and food parcels. The sounds and excitement of the preparations were in stark contrast with the quietness of the streets surrounding PRONIA’s head office in the,…

The prestigious publishing house Routledge (London) recently announced the publication of a two-volume set in its celebrated Variorum Collected Studies series of all the scholarly articles of Bishop Joachim (Cotsonis) devoted to the study of the sacred imagery of Byzantine lead seals: The Religious Figural Imagery of Byzantine Lead Seals, I: Studies on the Image…

As a token of love and honour for those who sacrificed their lives during the First World War, the Romanian priest in Munster, Germany, went to the memorial cemetery in Dülmen with Easter candles and prayed for the souls of the departed. ‘This year, on the second day of Easter, I went together with our…

  Second online Archontariki from Mount Athos, with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, will be held on May 2, from 10 a.m. to noon, Athens time, or 08.00 to 10.00 GMT. If you’d like to participate, please register on a specific webpage form who will find…

  Halfway around the world, the Orthodox bishopric of Arusha, in central Tanzania, continued its spiritual and charitable work, with volunteers visiting villages in the Iringa district to distribute food and other items, before participating in a Divine Liturgy for the Sunday of Thomas. In another corner of the world, the parish of St. Demetrius…

  The Patriarchal and Stavropegic Holy Monastery of Eikosifinissa, between the prefectures of Serres and Drama, on the Sunday of Thomas commemorated the memory of the 172 martyr monks who were slain by the Ottoman Muslims on the same date in 1507. A celebratory Divine Liturgy was officiated in the morning by the Metropolitan of…

  The Metropolitan of Sweden and All Scandinavia, His Eminence Cleopas, referred to his vision for the Holy Metropolis, in an interview also posted on the latter’s social media accounts. His Eminence said the Metropolis needs more clerics and more parishes, so that the Gospel is heard everywhere in Scandinavia. He also cited the need…

  The next few days in Greece will determine when, and to what extent, Covid-19-related restrictions on the presence of worshipers in Churches will be relaxed or lifted completely. Another nationally televised address by Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis is set for Tuesday afternoon, where he will reportedly unveil a “roadmap” to gradually lift restrictions on…

  Today is the 2nd Monday after Pascha, the Holy and Great Easter. The Church commemorates the Hieromartyr Symeon, Kinsman of the Lord. He was the son of Clopas or Cleopas, the brother of Joseph the Betrothed. Symeon became the second Bishop of Jerusalem, as a successor to James the Brother of God. Symeon achieved…