Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who spent years on death row in the predominately Muslim country after being convicted of blasphemy, has left Pakistan, officials have confirmed. Her conviction was overturned last year by Pakistan’s Supreme Court. Bibi was originally convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting the prophet Muhammad in an argument…

The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia, this week presided over the 58th mass baptism of infants at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Tbilisi.  With several Georgian Orthodox Church priests assisting, the Georgian Patriarch became the Godparent to 777 infants, while he is the Godparent now to more than 38,500…

A closely watched Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate begins on Thursday at the Fanar-district Patriarchate of Constantinople — possibly one of the more important such sessions in recent memory. Decisions to be taken are judged as significant for Orthodoxy, and particularly for the Greek Orthodox faithful in three major internationals centers of Orthodoxy and…

On May 2, 2019, the festive vespers was celebrated at the church of Protomartyr George the Conqueror in Old Cairo. The solemn divine service timed for the commemoration day of St. George was presided over by His Beatitude Theodoros, Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa. His Beatitude was assisted by Metropolitan Nikodim of Memphis, Metropolitan…

The Cathedral of the Ascension, and parishioners in the central Greek port city of Volos, welcomed the arrival of a Holy Relic of St. Dionysius of Zakynthos, which was personally carried and delivered by the Metropolitan of Zakynthos, His Eminence Dionysius, a namesake of the saint, to the Metropolitan of Dimitriados, His Eminence Ignatios.  

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The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Most Godly Beatitude, Theophilos III, this week expressed his and the Patriarchical Holy Synod’s appreciation towards the King of Jordan, Abdallah II, for the latter’s major donation towards restoration works of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. During a meeting in Amman, the Jerusalem Patriarch said…

The Orthodox Metropolis of Zambia, in cooperation with the Greek armed forces, the Greek foreign ministry, the honorary general consul of Greece in the country, as well as expatriate Greek flour producers in Zambia, is providing assistance to internal refugees in the north.

Orthodox clergymen visited the passengers that were injured in a recent aviation accident at the city’s main airport, conveying the best wishes and prayers of the Russian Patriarch, His Holiness Kirill. The Russian Church is also providing material assistance and psychological support to the families of victims.