The Church today venerates the memory of Alexis, the Man of God. St. Alexis’ Holy Relic is preserved today at the Monastery of Lavra, near the mountainous town of Kalavryta, in southwest Greece.

On the Second Sunday of Great Lent, the Church opens before us the well-known page of the Holy Gospel about the cure of a paralytic man. This gospel passage shows us the healing power of our Saviour Jesus Christ and highlights the importance of caring for one’s health. Referring to the four friends who made…

On the second weekend of Great Lent, in which we commemorate St. Gregory Palamas each year, His Eminence Metropolitan Basilios travelled to New Zealand on a pastoral visit in which he also ordained Dn. Chris Hristov to the rank of Holy Priesthood. His Eminence Basilios began the trip by visiting the Orthodox faithful in Wellington,…

Today, at 1:00 pm (local time), clergymen will walk from the Trinity Cathedral to the central streets of the city and bless it . Archbishop Demetre (Davitashvili) informed the parishioners about the order of the Patriarch in the Trinity Cathedral on Sunday. He also said that they should read specific prayers three times a day….

His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios of Boston has released a statement concerning COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Read the full text below:      

We would like to inform you that, given the rapidly increasing concerns over the world-wide spread of the sickness caused by the corona virus, the 3rd International Conference on Digital Media and Orthodox Pastoral Care, DMOPC20, which was to have been held in Crete at the beginning of May, has now been postponed. Following a…

New York, NY – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America announces today measures to protect the health of the Greek Orthodox Flock of America, and the health of the wider public. These decisions are being taken in light of the recommendations of Federal, State, and City officials and agencies, including the CDC. Beginning March 17,…

  We must consciously realize that we are eternal and we have some stages in our eternal life which we will describe shortly below. There are four stages in our eternal life: Embryonic life It begins from conception until birth. This stage is characterized by the fact that we, as human beings, are very dependent…

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday evening, as part of even stricter measures to prevent an expanding Covid-19 outbreak, announced that “… based on a government decision all services are suspended for all places of religious worship, for every confession and every religion. Churches will remain open for individual worship. The protection of public…