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  The online magazine Pemptousia this week includes a feature on the Metropolitan of Patras, His Eminence Chrysostomos, who speaks on the life and pastoral works of reposed Elder Gervasios Paraskevopoulos, as well as the proposal before the Ecumenical Patriarchate for the reposed Father’s beatification.

The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, arrived in the border region of Evros on Wednesday, in a high-profile effort to show the Church’s solidarity and support for local residents and security forces. The border prefecture of Evros lies on the land border with Turkey in the Thrace province, which for the…

  The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II, this week again touched on the coronavirus outbreak, which has dominated headlines and global concern since the beginning of the year. His Holiness and Beatitude called on the people to have faith and not fear a flu epidemic.   photo sputnik

  Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Irinej, met this week with members of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, during his visit to Washington D.C. Patriarch Irinej was greeted by the Commission’s chairwoman, who expressed her joy over the visit of Serbian Orthodox Church Primate and his delegation. His Holiness outlined the position of…

  The Orthodox Church in the Romania this month unveiled its “March for Life” campaign for parents and children. Held under the blessing of the Romanian Orthodox Church, campaign events include social actions, art exhibitions and seminars, all aimed at emphasizing the value of the family. Specific initiatives are planned to highlight issues dealing with…

The Orthodox Church of St. Catherine in the Uganda town of Vuba hosted a three-day event this week, organized by the Association of Orthodox Church Mothers, whereby trained professionals spoke on the issue of crop cultivation, safe food production and storage. The Association represents 60 Orthodox parishes in the country.

A new Orthodox chapel will soon adorn the Antarctic landscape. There are already at least two Orthodox chapels and one church on the southernmost continent, and on February 26, His Eminence Archbishop Kallistrat of Gorno-Altai and Chemal of the Russian Orthodox Church consecrated the site for the future construction of a chapel in honor of…

In his Sunday sermon, His Holiness Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia urged the faithful not to be afraid of the coronavirus and not to lose heart, because man can defeat the disease. In fact, His Holiness was granted a vision about it, as he revealed in his sermon, reports Sputnik-Georgia. The revered Patriarch said that…