Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, John X Yazigi, received Sunday at the Patriarchate House in the Syrian capital, Damascus, a German parliamentary delegation headed by Frank Bazeman, accompanied by a Syrian parliamentary delegation.   — Source: nna-leb.gov.lb

Monday, Nov. 25, marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Particularly disturbing figures released by the United Nations show that the murder of women is taking on dimensions of a global scourge. On average, 137 women around the world are murdered on a daily basis by their partner or another relative. For…

The Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, over the weekend referred to the power entailed in charity, saying it is able to turn earthly goods into heavenly treasures. The Romanian Patriarch underlined that the virtue of charity is a course towards the Kingdom of God.

Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Antonis Diamataris concluded a visit to Canada, where he was received at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, before visiting several Greek-language schools and meeting with members of the Greek-Canadian community. Diamataris, who holds the expatriate Greeks and religious affairs portfolio, was greeted at the Archdiocese’s Metamorphosis Day School, by the school’s administrators,…

The Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, His Divine Beatitude Theodoros II, officiated at a celebratory Divine Liturgy on Sunday afternoon commemorating today’s Feast Day of St. Catherine, the Great Martyr of Alexandria. The celebratory service came a day before the Patriarch of Alexandria turns 65.   Photos: ekalexandria.org

The Archbishop of Tirana and All Albania, His Beatitude Anastasios, this week called for “…ecclesiastical polarisation”, as he said, to be overcome – while directly referring to the ” Ukrainian ecclesiastical problem”. His statement was included in a detailed letter addressed to the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, and other Primates…

A vote by Greece’s Parliament plenum took place today over constitutional revision proposals, a two-step process that began with the previous Parliament plenum and winds up today. The previous government, in power until early July 2019, had proposed that the Greek state be fully neutral towards religion, while also advocating the abolition of the religious…

Struggle with all your power to gain Paradise. And do not listen to those who say that everyone will be saved. This is trap of Satan so that we would not struggle. The devil does not hunt after those who are lost; he hunts after those who are aware, those who are close to God….

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 distinguished Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Day, Afternoon, and Church Schools, the Philoptochos Sisterhoods, the Youth, the Hellenic Organizations, and the entire Greek Orthodox family in…