The Government, the Patriarchate and the Foundation “Iveria” signed a joint memorandum at the Patriarchate on Wednesday. As InterPressNews was informed by the Government’s Administration, the Memorandum aims to provide a framework for cooperation between the sides on the construction and development of the scientific-research and cultural-educational center-museum of modern and high international standards nearby…

ARCHIEPISCOPAL ENCYCLICAL Protocol No. 74/19 May 8, 2019 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…

Elder Emilianos Simonopetritis (born Alexandros Vafiadis) reposed on Thursday at the age of 85. The Elder Emilianos, who was born in Piraeus, served as the Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Simonas Petras between 1973 and 2000. A feature is posted today on the Orthodoxia News Agency‘s webpages, as well as an excerpt on the…

The arrival in Canada of a Pakistani Christian woman who spent years on the death row in her native country after being wrongly condemned for blasphemy again shifted the focus on the dire conditions faced by Christians in that predominantly Muslim country. At present, some 218 Pakistani Christian women are believed to be held in…

The Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Novi Sad and Backa, His Grace Irinej, this week expressed concern over the situation in Kosovo, specifically, in the Balkans, and in general with what he called the continued strengthening of the Muslim element in the region. He spoke at a conference on the future of Europe. “We should not…

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, on Wednesday, the eve of Victory Day, called on the Russians to be so strong, as he said, that the enemies will not even think about starting a war. “We must be strong so that no enemy enters our land ever again. We must be…

The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Most Godly Beatitude Theophilus III, on Wednesday presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Romanian Orthodox Cathedral of St. George, in service for the Romanian Orthodox faithful in the Holy Land, and with several high-ranking hierarchs co-presiding.

The Metropolitan of Nea Ionia and Philadelphia, His Eminence Gabriel, on Wednesday afternoon laid the cornerstone for the construction of a new medical complex in the northwest Athens district. Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, as well as Athens Regional Governor. Rena Dourou was also on hand for the ceremony. The Athens…

The Chargé d’affaires at the US Embassy in Ankara, Jeffery Hove-ni-er, and Embassy Consul General Jennifer Davis, will visit the Theological School of Halki today, one of the Princes islands in the Sea of ​​Marmara . The Ecumenical Patriarchate’s renowned seminary was closed by Turkish authorities in 1971, despite the international pressure to reopen it….