The Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, His Divine Beatitude Theodoros II, referred to the unprecedented situation on the Greek-Turkish border, speaking during a sermon on Sunday, March 8, on the occasion of the commemoration of Sunday of Orthodoxy. His Divine Beatitude expressed his solidarity and best wishes to Greece and Greek Prime…

The Holy Synod of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece convened on Monday, with sessions to continue until Wednesday, amid growing concerns in the country over coronavirus infections, and stepped up public health measures to prevent an outbreak on the scale witnessed in northern Italy. Currently, some 73 cases of coronavirus have been officially reported…

Members of the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople on Monday officially announced the canonization of three Athonite Fathers, namely the Elder Joseph the Hesychast, the Elder Ephraim Katounakiotis and the Elder Daniel Katounakiotis — something that His All Holiness, the Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew I had previously announced as forthcoming last October, during…

Members of the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople on Monday officially announced the canonization of Elder Iosif (Joseph) the Hesychast, something that His All Holiness, the Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew I had previously announced as forthcoming last October, during his visit to Mount Athos.   READ ALSO: Canonization of three Athonite Elders by the…

This was also the last Divine Liturgy of His Eminence Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Heliopolis before his retirement back to Greece after serving the Cathedral faithfully for 59 years.

The first Sunday of Great Lent, called the Sunday of the Triumph of Orthodoxy, was celebrated at the Nativity of the Lord Cathedral in Chisinau with the Divine Liturgy officiated by Metropolitan Vladimir of Chisinau and all Moldova. Assisted at the service by the Cathedral clergy, the arch-pastor prayed for the unity of the Church…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus, together with many hierarchs celebrated the Sunday of Orthodoxy at the Ecumenical Patriarchate at the Patriarchal Church of Saint George. — Source: theorthodoxworld.com | Photos: Ecumenical Patriarchate / Nikos Manginas

On February 28, at Tbilisi Theological Academy and Seminary a public lecture, titled “Power and Those Born by Revolution” was held. It was delivered by the member of the Napoleonic International Society, PhD in History, Professor Ivane Menteshashvili. The Rector of Tbilisi Theological Academy and Seminary, PhD in Theology and Philology, Professor, Protopresbyter Giorgi Zviadadze,…

Several churches in Bethlehem including the Church of the Nativity have been temporarily closed for 14 days according to an order from the Palestinian Ministry of Health after some suspected cases at a Bethlehem hotel, RFI reports. Imad Shahadeh, head of the local health directorate, told AFP that a group of Greek tourists had visited the…