The Orthodox faithful in Qatar celebrated the Resurrection of the Lord at St. Isaac the Syrian and St. George Orthodox Church in Doha, with the Most Reverend Archbishop Makarios presiding over Holy Week services.  

The Orthodoxia news agency today includes an extensive gallery of images from the celebration of Holy Easter and Holy Week services by members of the small Orthodox community in the Holy Metropolis of Smyrna, led by His Eminence Bartholomew.

A musical performance by the St. Paraskeva choir on was held on Monday of Easter in Sofia, with the blessing of the Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, His Holiness Neophyte.  

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, on Monday inaugurated a new chamber in the Grand Kremlin Palace. Earlier, the Russian Patriarch presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Dormition, in celebration of the Feast Day of St. George, and also officiated at a blessing ceremony attended by political…

The Church of Crete’s Metropolitan of Kisamos and Selinos, His Eminence Amphilochios, this week presided over a Divine Liturgy at the Cave of St. Sophia, Greek for God’s Holy Wisdom, which is located in the historic Topolia Gorge on the large island. The specific chapel is linked with two significant chapters in Crete’s post-medieval history….

The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, was in the northwest Greek city of Ioannina on Wednesday for a dedication ceremony of a local environmental training and recycling park. A video of his visit is posted today on the Orthodoxia news agency’s web pages. Foto: Christos Bonis 

The Orthodox Church today, which coincides with Wednesday of Easter, venerates the Holy Prophet Jeremiah, one of the four great Old Testament prophets, as well as the venerable Nikiforos of Chios and St. Isidora. Additionally, today is also the Feast Day of St. Panaretos of Paphos, who was the Church of Cyprus’ bishop in that…

During his homily at the Agape Vespers on Pascha Sunday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel reflected on the gifts offered by the Saviour Jesus Christ after his resurrection, saying that ‘peace and joy are two gifts that bring gladness to the human soul.’ ‘People who lack peace, who are always troubled and concerned, always feel unsafe,…

Easter Monday mass was held at the Mariamite Cathedral in Damascus, headed by Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All East, John X Yazigi. In a speech, Patriarch Yazigi prayed for the unity of the entirety of Syria’s territory, including the occupied Syrian Golan, stressing that Golan will always remain Syrian. The Patriarch called on…