The southern Greece city of Corinth on Tuesday afternoon welcomed the arrival of the Cincture of the Theotokos, known as the Haghia Zoni, or Holy Sash in Greek, after the Holy Relic was conveyed from the monastic estate of St. Nicholas, in the Porto Lagos district of extreme northeast Greece. The Elder Archimandrite Ephraim,…

During a meeting with Romanians from Vienna last Friday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel expressed his joy that national identity is preserved in the diaspora through ‘the rich activity’ carried out by parishes. ‘We are happy that you maintain a connection with Romania and you want to better know the spirituality and history of our Church,’…

Addressing an event on common European values, in Brussels, which was marking the upcoming Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU (July-December 2019), European Commission Vice-President, Jyrki Katainen emphasised that the discussion on this topic is becoming of utmost importance. He deplored the fact that many of the EU’s Member States seem to have…

For many in the Greek community, Rigas Feraios (Velestinlis) is probably best known as a proto-martyr in the Greek Revolution, though the details of his life and what he actually stood for may not be as well known. On June 13, the East Mediterranean Business and Culture Alliance (EMBCA) event “Romioi, the Balkans and the…

His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae Condrea laid the foundation stone for a new church dedicated to one of the most beloved Romanian Saints, Venerable John Jacob (the New Chosebite) of Neamt, on June 17, 2019. The new church will serve the monastic community of the Dormition of the Theotokos Monastery, which recently relocated from New York…

The Iconography Project at St. Nicholas is blossoming with the first fruitful flowers. After 5 years of preparations, the first installation of icons is adorning the altar at St. Nicholas. Church preparations began after the generous endowment from the Katic Family in honor of Anna Bakic Katic allowed to plan for the adornment of the…

His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia sent a message to the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onufry of Kiev and All Ukraine, greeting him with his Name Day. The text of the message is given below. Your Beatitude Onufry, Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine, Beloved Brother in Christ and Concelebrant:…

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Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, on Tuesday extended his warmest congratulations to the newly elected mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu, calling on the latter to remain true to a sincere dialogue with every quarter of society, and to unswervingly respect human and minority rights.