In former times, God, who is without form or body, could never be depicted. But now when God is seen in the flesh conversing with men, I make an image of the God whom I see. I do not worship matter; I worship the Creator of matter who became matter for my sake and deigned…

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His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America has released his Christmas 2019 Encyclical. Read the full text below: Protocol No. 68/19 December 25, 2019 The Nativity of Christ To the Most Reverend Hierarchs, the reverend priests and deacons, the monks and nuns, the Presidents and Members of the Parish Councils of the Greek Orthodox Communities, the…

The former press secretary for Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, priest Alexander Volkov, will now head an information institution of the Moscow Diocese. “Today, on the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, in accordance with the decision of the Moscow Diocesan Council, I have been appointed head of the Moscow Diocese’s Information Commission….

On Wednesday, December 5/18, 2019, the Patriarchate celebrated the commemoration of our Holy Father Savvas the Sanctified, at the Lavra founded by him in the Judea desert, further beyond Bethlehem and Beit Sahour, on the right bank of Brook Kedron, which flows towards the Dead Sea. This Monastery was founded by St. Savvas, after his…

The Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, this week received the US ambassador to the Romania, Adrian Zuckerman, at the Patriarchal seat in Bucharest. Amb. Zuckerman referred to a great honor, on his part, to serve as the US envoy to Romania, the country of his birth. He also expressed a desire to cultivate…

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, on Thursday received the visiting President of Moldova, Igor Dodon. The meeting was attended by ambassador of Moldova to the Russian federation, Andrei Neguta, and the chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for Church’s Society and Mass Mediа Relations, Vladimir Legoida. According to reports, the…

The Archbishop of Thyateira & Great Britain, His Eminence Nikitas, received a pleasant surprise earlier this month, when he visited the south England port city of Southampton, where he was greeted, among others, by a young girl dressed in the tradition attire of the eastern Aegean island of Kalymnos, from where the Archbishop hails. His…

The months-old Greek government’s intent to raise spending, by 28 percent, for public investments undertaken by the tourism ministry, comes amid strengthened cooperation between the relevant ministry and the culture ministry, on one hand, and the Churches of Greece and Crete, on the other, in order to boost religious tourism and pilgrimages to the country….