The influential Primate of the Greek Church on Tuesday visited the intensive care unit (ICU) of an Athens-area children’s hospital for a briefing on the condition of an eight-year-old girl, who critically injured after being hit in the head by a stray bullet late last month. The child, Alexia, was hit by bullet fired some…

Persecution against Christians worldwide is taking on dimensions of a “genocide”, a recent report by the British government confirmed. Echoing similar reports by international organizations and NGOs, the report by the foreign office noted that Christians are the most persecuted religious group in the world today, with acts of violence and intimidation against those professing…

The Feast of St. George the Great Martyr who is celebrated at the Cathedral in Doha was officiated on Friday of the Bright Week by transference for pastoral reasons. The service of Great Vespers with the blessing of bread was held on Thursday, April 18 / May 2, 2019, led by the Most Reverend Archbishop…

His Holiness the Serbian Patriarch Irinej celebrated the Holy Archhierarchal Liturgy in the Gomionica Monastery, the Diocese of Banja Luka (photo gallery), on the feast of the Holy Great Martyr and Victorious George, May 6, 2019. In the prayerful presence of the His Grace Bishop Jefrem of Banja Luka, the Patriarch was concelebrated by Protosyncellos…

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The Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, referred to the significant value of good health, as well as to the concepts of charity and love for one’s fellow man. In his sermon, the Romanian Patriarch emphasized that “… Christ can be a source of healing for us … oftentimes, we ignore how great the…

The miraculous icon known in Russia as the “Savior Not Made by Hands”, a symbol of the nation’s armed forces, will be taken to all military units and formations of military districts as well as the Russian northern fleet up until August 2019. Russian Federation Deputy Defence Minister Andrey Kartapolov was on hand last week…

Roman Catholic Pope Francis on Sunday visited the Bulgarian Orthodox Patriarchate in Sofia, where he was received by the Patriarch of Bulgaria, His Holiness Neophyte, and hierarchs of the Bulgarian Church’s Holy Synod. Members of the Bulgarian Church’s Holy Synod had previously decided not to participate in official events in honor of the visiting Primate…

The convening of a three-day session of the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Holy Synod on Thursday, May 9, has emerged as particularly significant — after the repose of Archbishop of Australia Stylianos last month, the weekend resignation of the Elder Archbishop of America, His Eminence Demetrios, and developments at the Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain. According…