In response to the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, states and companies around the globe have stepped up to increase the production of medical masks. In addition to over eight factories in Georgia already producing medical masks, the European Union supported a sewing workshop in Dedoplistskaro municipality in Kakheti, at the Kviratskhovloba Convent in…

NEW YORK – On Thursday, May 7, 2020, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America convened the Holy Eparchial Synod via videoconference, in order to discuss and decide on a process for the reopening of parishes. During the meeting, the Hierarchs expressed solidarity and empathy for the pain and loss felt by the Faithful of late,…

Prime Minister, Dr. Hassan Diab, on Thursday received a phone call from Patriarch of Antioch and the East of the Greek Orthodox Church, John X Yazji. Moreover, Yaziji affirmed his support for the prime minister’s national approach and for the measures adopted by the Lebanese government. The Patriarch mainly lauded Diab’s “efficiency and integrity in…

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On May 6, 2020, on behalf of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, the Archiepiscopical Vicar Fr. Evmenios Vasilopoulos along with Fr. George Frangos, parish priest in Thomastown, visited the Whittlesea food collective in Epping. The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia commumtiy relief program participated in the efforts of the Whittlesea food collective program by…

There was no increase in the cases of coronavirus infection following the celebration of Pascha in Georgia, where the churches remained open though observing the necessary sanitary standards, according to a leading infectious diseases expert in Tbilisi. “At the recommendation of the government, the Church itself has taken a very correct and good position and,…

Persecution of Christians in China: the Chinese government is in the midst of an all-out campaign to turn Christianity into a weak religion that is entirely subservient to the Chinese Communist Party, and that doesn’t teach anything that would lead Chinese people away from Communist Party dogma. In fact, the government is trying to turn…

Persecution of Christians in Pakistan: the ongoing mistreatment of Christians and other religious minorities in Pakistan stems from the assumption that Christians are unclean, and thus are the only ones suited for this kind of work. But this discrimination is just one instance in a larger pattern of harassment and persecution. This an issue of…

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Wednesday chaired a tele-conference with religious leaders in that country, including the Archbishop of Tirana and All Albania, His Beatitude Anastasios. According to Rama, a committee of experts will decide when restrictive measures to prevent exposure to the coronavirus will be gradually lifted for places of worship, namely, after…