This is the second petition to ban religious processions in the city, which the Lvov City Council did not support. Deputies of the Lvov City Council did not support the demand of citizens to prohibit religious processions in the city center, suggesting instead to regulate the events involving the closure of the Lvov central streets,…

On May 27, in the city of Lahor, Pakistan, a suicide bombing has been committed that killed more than 70 people and injured more than 300. It was directed against Christians in the country. Responsible for it was the Taliban faction „Jamaat-ul-Ahhra,“ which has declared ties to the Islamic State. „We wanted to send a…

The Georgian Patriarchate said Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent explanation of how Georgia “engulfed” the currently Russian-occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) regions “has caused a negative reaction among our people.” The Georgian Orthodox Church believes this should become “a challenge” to the Georgian government, scientists and every citizen to spread the word about the…

The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco has issued a press release regarding the upcoming visit of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America to the Young Adult League Conference being held in Long Beach, California. The text of the press release follows:   The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco is pleased to announce that His Eminence…

On Friday June 29/July 12, 2019, the Patriarchate celebrated the commemoration of the Holy, Glorious, All-lauded and Chiefs of the Apostles Peter and Paul at the Monastery dedicated to their names, in ancient Capernaum, at the north-west side of the sea of Tiberias. With this feast the Church especially commemorates the contribution of the two…

After four years of construction, a new Church of St. Paisios the Athonite is set to be consecrated on Mt. Athos at the end of this month. Construction on the church at the Annunciation Kellia of the Romanian Lacu Skete began in 2015, with the painting of the iconography beginning in 2017. The consecration will…

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis arrived at the education ministry on Friday morning, choosing the specific ministry in a symbolic move. The visit was scheduled for the previous day but canceled due to emergency coordination efforts to deal with major storm-related damages in northern Halkidiki prefecture. Mitsotakis was greeted by new Minister Niki Kerameos outside…

The demons cannot know our thoughts but they conclude on what we think. They have a lot of experience and they can sense the presence God’s grace. In fact this is what burns them. When we pray, the demons attempt to hinder the prayer by sending continuously a lot of thoughts, not because they know…

  The Monastery of the Taxiarches, or Archangels, in the coastal mountain range of Pelion, in eastern central Greece, will permanently host the Holy Icon of the Congregation of the Archangels, Michael and Gabriel, which will be conveyed by the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, on the…