The Attica Regional Government entity, which covers the greater Athens area, has transported a large amount of sanitary materials to ethnic Greek communities in southern Albania, following a request by Greece’s general consul in the city of Gjirokaster, Lambros KaKIsis. Specifically, some 14,000 masks, 10,000 latex gloves and 600 containers of anti-septic liquid will…

The Metropolitan of Sweden and All Scandinavia, His Eminence Cleopas, this week issued an encyclical regarding measures to avoid exposure to the Covid-19 virus. His Eminence noted that Church services will continue in cathedrals, but without worshipers, and with only the presence of the parish priest, at most two cantors and a deacon or sexton….

  The head of the bioethics and hi-tech research center within the Moscow Theological Academy, Fr. Vladimir Ducovic, this week wrote that violating restrictive measures imposed to contain the coronavirus contravenes Christian morality. Fr. Vladimir also emphasized that amid the current situation it is inconceivable to speak of any type of persecution of the Church…

  Today is Renewal Thursday, the fourth day after Holy and Great Easter Sunday, midway through Bright Week. The Church today venerates the memory of George, or Georgios, in the original Greek, the Great Martyr and Triumphant. Georgios, this truly great and glorious Martyr of Christ, was born of a father from Cappadocia and a…

On the night of 19th April 2020, the feast of the Resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, at the Church of the ‘Joy of All Who Sorrow’ Icon of the Mother of God in Bolshaya Ordynka Street in Moscow, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk celebrated the Easter divine services – Midnight Office, procession with…

Beloved Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, Χριστὸς Ἀνεστή! Ἀληθῶς Ἀνεστή! Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! Among the many details about the resurrection of Christ in the Gospels one fact stands out that is so relevant to our celebration of Pascha this year. In these accounts, those closest to Christ were hiding behind…

The Kallinikeion Institute at Hellenic College Holy Cross is an intensive Modern Greek language program sponsored by the Kallinikeion Foundation, offering two courses in Modern Greek, one at the beginning level and one at the intermediate level, with all classes taught by members of the HCHC faculty. This year the program, which is open to…

ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America New York City Christ is Risen! The Mother Church of Constantinople that partakes of the crucifixion, the much revered Ecumenical Patriarchate, has this year celebrated the annual commemoration of the Holy, Glorious, Great-Martyr George the Trophy-Bearer. And in the course of the celebration of the Holy Eucharist…

His Grace Bishop Ioan Casian of Canada has urged the clergy and faithful within his jurisdiction to pray in the coming days for all those affected – living or asleep, by the tragic event that took place in the province of Nova Scotia in eastern Canada:  Christ is risen! With great sadness, the Romanian Orthodox…