On 6th of May, Bulgaria celebrates the Day of Saint George the Victorious. The public holiday is also known as Gergyovden and is one of the most celebrated name-days in the country. St. George is the patron saint of shepherds and roasting a whole lamb is part of the tradition on this day. 6th of…

The scholarly and coordination committee of the Evgenios Voulgaris Scholarship Program for Advanced Studies in Orthodox Spiritual Life and Theology this week announced that all relevant deadlines for 2020-21 scholarships have been moved back, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. For more information about the new deadlines or any further clarification regarding this matter, applicants…

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Members of the ladies auxiliary of the St. Marina parish, in the east Athens district of Ilioupolis, who participated in the collection and dispatch of humanitarian aid to Albania, were honored this week. The aid, some six tons, was transported to Albania last January in support of the quake-stricken in the Durres region. The aid…

NBA player Nikola Vučevic, an ethnic Montenegrin, continues to offer assistance to his compatriots, amid the ongoing pandemic. The star center for the Orlando Magic recently contributed a significant amount towards the soup kitchens and meal delivery network run by the Orthodox Church in the small Adriatic country.     According to an announced by…

A con-celebratory Archieratical Divine Liturgy was held on Tuesday at the St. Irene Orthodox Church in the central Tanzanian village of Mkoga, in the country’s Iringa district, on the Feast Day of the Great Martyr Irene. The Nun Irene from Romania, a tireless missionary and caretaker of orphans in the area, was in attendance during…

The nun Mariam, the Abbess, or Hegumeni, of the Holy Monastery of the Panaghia Amirous, in Limassol, Cyprus, reposed in the Lord on Tuesday evening. The Abbess Mariam served Christ as a nun at the Cypriot monastery for 35 years, while she was enthroned in 2002 by the Metropolitan of Limassol, His Eminence Athanasios. The…

The third part of the second online Archontariki from Mount Athos, with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, was posted today on the pages of the Orthodoxia News Agency. The Archontariki was held last Saturday. Archontariki in Greek is the guest house in a monastery. Among others,…

The Metropolitan of Kastoria, His Eminence Seraphim, reiterated that he is in favor of measures and precautions to prevent exposure to the coronavirus, but that he’s also against what he called a “terrorizing” of public opinion. He Eminence spoke to the Orthodoxia News Agency and journalist Maria Giachnaki this week. In other comments, the Metropolitan…