In this year’s pastoral encyclical for Holy Pascha, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel highlights the mystery of Christ’s Resurrection noting that the faith in the resurrection ‘helps us not to lose our hope in the face of life’s hardships.’ ‘Let us ask more insistently for the help of the crucified and risen Christ, Who knows our…

On April 14, 2020, Holy Tuesday, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon spoke by phone from his residence at the Monastery of Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk with His All-Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople. His Beatitude extended greetings to His All-Holiness for a blessed continuation of Holy Week, and a joyful and spiritually fulfilling Great and Holy…

Watch the broadcast of the Service of Matins of Great Thursday and the Sacrament of Unction from the Annunciation Church, Piraeus, Greece:   

Byelorussian President Alexander Lukashenko has said that he will not prohibit Byelorussians to do anything on Easter and will attend the church service. “Those who want will pray and go to church. I will be in church. This is my tradition. I rarely go but I am always in church on Christmas and Easter. I…

I will personally say that the churches will not be closed, especially on Easter night, – Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said at the briefing. In addition, according to him, the law will not be violated either. “I personally hope for the wisdom of our citizens and why? Because enforcing the law and protecting health is…

The fact that the authorities will be watching the Easter liturgy on TV is a wrong statement, because there are people in the government who will come and attend the liturgy in the church, – Metropolitan of Akhalkalaki and Kumurdo, Bishop Nikoloz (Pachuashvili) told reporters. He said the church’s decision on how to hold the…

The holy fire will be delivered to the Holy Trinity Cathedral on the Easter night after 23:00. Tsisana Gemazashvili, Director of Pilgrim Tours, told reporters at the Holy Trinity Cathedral that she would travel to Israel together with two clerics. According to her, the Holy Fire will be handed over to the clergy by a…

The government will probably be forced to close cemeteries in large cities – Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said during the special briefing and added that the decision will be made in 2 days. “All the imposed restrictions refer to everybody. We seriously consider religious activities, traditions and visits to cemeteries that are directly linked to…

Easter service will be conducted, the details are to be agreed and I will talk about details tomorrow, – ​Head of the Patriarchate’s Public Relations Service, Andria Jagmaidze, noted at a briefing on April 14, 2020, when answering the question about Easter Divine Liturgy. “We will talk about it in detail tomorrow, but one thing…