A group of academics from Athens arrived at the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople this week to assist in efforts to preserve and restore the renowned mosaic icon of the Panaghia Pammakaristos, which is dated to the late Byzantine era.

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The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, this week attended the final of a hockey tournament being hosted at an ice rink in Moscow’s Red Square, where he cited his great interest in promoting sports, especially among children and young people, in order to build strong bodies and minds.  

A portion of the Holy Relic of St. George will be conveyed from the Holy Monastery of Xenophontos, on Mount Athos, to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain, following the blessing and intercession of Archbishop His Eminence Nikitas. According to an announcement, the Holy Relic will be hosted by the Archdiocese in…

The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, on Thursday received Greece’s top military officers at the Archdiocese in Athens, including the Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, Gen. Konstantinos Floros, along with chiefs of staff of the Hellenic Army, Navy and Air Force. In a statement, the Archbishop noted that…

The Metropolitan of Philippopolis, His Eminence Nifon, a representative and Exarch of the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East at the Moscow Patriarchate, this week referred to a Pan-Orthodox assembly being convened next week in Amman, Jordan, by the Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Most Godly Beatitude Theophilos III. When asked if the Patriarch of…

The Serbian Patriarchate’s Bishop of Zvornik and Tuzla, His Grace Fotije, again expressed his concern over the future of the Serbian Orthodox communities in Bosnia-Herzegovina. In a statement, he warned that “…a significant reduction has been recorded in the Serbian population of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Serbs in all parts of the federation have been reduced to the…

Greek culture minister Lina Mendoni this week toured monuments and archaeological sites in the prefecture of Hania, on the large island of Crete. Among others, Mendoni, a noted archaeologist and former ministry official, visited the Venetian Walls in Hania’s harbor, as well as the remnants of the St. Nicholas chapel within the medieval fortress. During…