The Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, His Divine Beatitude Theodoros II, arrived in the central Greece city of Volos this week, where presided at the celebratory service of the Holy Ascension. He will also inaugurate the Naval Week — 2019 series of events, which this year is dedicated to Alexandria. The Primate of the…

A draft bill that includes numerous changes to Greece’s penal code and the code of criminal procedure, is set to be tabled in Parliament’s plenum on Thursday, days before the legislature closes ahead of a snap election on July 7 — and despite the fact that practically all opposition deputies are abstaining from the sessions….

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President of the Republic, Michel Aoun, stressed Thursday on the deep relations linking Lebanon and Serbia together and the similar sufferings of both the Lebanese and Serbian peoples, hailing the efforts undertaken to further boost and strengthen the friendship and solidarity ties between both countries. “In Lebanon we are living together, Christians and Muslims, and…

The Orthodox Church of Durres was stolen during Sunday night. Some identified persons have entered the premises of the church and stole the money donated by believers who visit this church. Up to now, the amount of stolen money isn’t revealed yet, while the police is working on identifying and arresting the perpetrators. “On June…

Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania has reacted regarding the political crisis in the country. Through a statement, it has stated that the more time it passes, the harder it gets for reconciliation and understanding to find its way into the conflict, which can seriously affect the current and future of Albania. “We will heartily and…

Тhe Bulgarian Orthodox Church honors today the Ascension of the Lord, also called Spasovden. It is always celebrated on Thursday, the 40th day after the Resurrection of Christ – Easter. According to the New Testament, 40 days after his resurrection, Jesus Christ remained on earth to preach his study and talk to the apostles. In…

The Georgian Orthodox Church marks Ascension Day today. A festive prayer will be conducted at all acting churches across the country on this occasion. Together with the priests, Metropolitan Shio, Patriarch’s locum tenens will conduct the church service at the Sameba (Holy Trinity) Cathedral in Tbilisi. The Ascension is one of the great feasts in…

On Tuesday evening, May 22/ June 4, 2019, on the eve of the Apodosis of Pascha, the Minister of Social Affairs and vice Minister of Human Resources of Hungary Mr. Zoltán Balog visited the Patriarchate, escorted by the representative of Hungary in Ramallah Dr. Mihail Rada Csaba and his associates. The representatives of Hungary were…