His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph of New York and all North America of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of North America has released the following Encyclical regarding the COVID-19 outbreak. Read the full text below:   Beloved in Christ, ​Greetings and blessings to all of you in the Name of our Great God and Savior, Jesus Christ! During…

Turkish municipal employees on Friday arrived at the iconic Hagia Sophia Cathedral, the greatest of all churches of Eastern Christendom, to carry out the cleaning and disinfection of the cathedral, which has been transformed into a museum for the past few decades. Television footage showed workers wearing protective gear as they cleaned and disinfected the…

The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, on Friday paid his first pastoral visit to the St. Peter the Apostle Greek Orthodox Church in the New York City borough of Bronx, where he officiated at the Service for the second Friday of Lent, co-officiated by the parish’s presiding priest, the Very Rev. Fr. Maximos Politis….

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis invoked the hand of God in dealing with the coronavirus outbreak in the east Mediterranean country, in an interview with Greece’s biggest-selling Sunday weekly, Proto Thema, while also referring to the extensive preventative measures and guidelines issued to prevent a northern Italy-like epidemic. Mitsotakis said the coming month will be…

The Patriarchate of Georgia released a statement on coronavirus preventive measures and gave recommendations to the parish. Georgian Orthodox Church urges its parishioners to refrain from going abroad, including going on a pilgrimage except for extreme necessity. “As for those travelled from high-risk countries, they have to follow self-isolation rules. Those individuals who have other…

His Eminence Metropolitan Evangelos of New Jersey has released his Encyclical about the suspension of schools & non-worship events. Read the full text below:   To the Very Reverend and Reverend Clergy Of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey My Beloved, I pray this letter finds you well as we continue our Spiritual Journey…

There was a child who was somewhat illiterate and could not learn his lessons and keep up with his classmates. His father, Constantine, after several unsuccessful attempts for the child to learn properly, finally told him that every morning before going to school he would do three prostrations in front of the icon of the…

NEW YORK – On Saturday, March 14, 2020, the Holy Eparchial Synod convened via a teleconference to continue assessing the spread of COVID-19, commonly known as Corona Virus, and decided the following: 1) For the benefit and protection of the faithful, and taking into account the recent scientific findings, we advise our faithful not to…

The great feast of Sunday of Orthodoxy was celebrated this year at the Korean Orthodox Metropolis with the participation of just a few believers due to COVID-19. The Litany of the Holy Icons took place at the end of the Divine Liturgy within the Churches and without ringing the Bells. The faithful stood at a…