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His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, has greeted the Primate of the Orthodox Church of Antioch on the day of his heavenly patron – St. John the Theologian.   His Beatitude John X Patriarch of Great Antioch and All the East Your Beatitude, Beloved Brother and Concelebrant at God’s Altar: I cordially…

Orthodox Church in Slovakia and other organizations this week promoted a rally that witnessed up to 50,000 people taking to the streets of Bratislava to defend the rights of unborn children. Participants at the “March for Life” rally in Slovakian capital called for a legal ban on abortion, as well as for legal and social…

Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, on Wednesday officiated at a blessing ceremony, on the occasion of the new academic year, at the Greek-American school William Spyropoulos, operated by the St. Nicholas Orthodox parish in Flushing, NY. During the ceremony, the Archbishop first read out verses from the Gospel in the original Greek, following up…

A well-known medieval Orthodox church in Russia has reopened after two years of extensive renovations. The St. Nicholas Chapel, on the isle of Lipno, is a late 13th century example of Novgorod stone architecture, and also hosts several rare frescoes. The church has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Extensive renovations began in 2016,…

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, on Thursday addressed a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, urging him and all international leaders to accelerate efforts aimed at Paris Climate Agreement targets. In his letter, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, states: “…In view of the Climate Action Summit, we urge you and…

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday spoke at a large gathering of expatriate Greeks and Greek-Americans in the Astoria district of Queens, in NYC, where he emphasized that “… Church and language are two elements that maintain relations between the Diaspora and the homeland.” Mitsotakis arrived in the United States at the head of…

Members of a relevant Greek Parliament committee on Thursday began deliberations on a series of proposals for constitutional revision in the country, proposals inherited from the previous Parliament plenum. The previous Tsipras government, which was in power up until early July, had signaled its intent to enshrine the concept of religious neutrality for the Greek…

The chapel of Apostole Petros and Agia Eleni is a modern architecture building. The small church is dedicated to Apostole Petros and Agia Eleni tis Martyros and it looks nothing like the churches you have seen until today.Many magazines and architecture sites around the world have written about this unique futuristic building designed by the…