His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, congratulated V. A. Zelensky on his election to the office of President of Ukraine. Mr. V. A. Zelensky President-Elect of Ukraine Dear Vladimir Alexandrovich, Kindly accept my congratulations on your election to the high and very important post of President of Ukraine. The Ukrainian people, who…
On 21st April 2019, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, attended a literary soiree, last in the series of readings dedicated to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri. Mr. Francesco Forte, Consul General of Italy, acted as anchorman of the literary soiree held at the Central House…
Holy and Great Friday was commemorated at the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, presided over by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. Photos: Nikos Manginas / Ecumenical Patriarchate
Thousands of Orthodox worshipers gathered at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem on Holy and Great Saturday for the miraculous lighting of the Holy Light. On Great Saturday the Orthodox Church contemplates the mystery of the Lord’s descent into Hades, the place of the dead. Death, our ultimate enemy, is defeated from within….
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Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air will carry the Holy Fire from Jerusalem to Greece on Holy Saturday, using three additional aircraft to carry out non-commercial flights specially for this purpose, in addition to its scheduled commercial flights, and thus reach as many Greek destinations as possible. The aeroplanes will take off immediately after the arrival…
On Thursday, April 25, 2019, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel blessed the new silver reliquary where the holy relics of Saint Philothea of Argeș will be kept. During a service held at the All Romanian Saints Hall of the Patriarchal Residence, Patriarch Daniel offered prayers and sprinkled with holy water the shrine in the presence of…
On Holy Thursday morning, April 12/25, 2019, the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great was celebrated at the Holy Cathedral of St. James the Brother of God, led by H.H.B. our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos, with co-celebrants the Most Reverend Archbishop Aristarchos of Constantina, the Most Reverend Archbishop Theodosios of Sebastia and…
Orthodox Churches around the world and Eastern Orthodox faithful observed Great and Holy Friday, the climax of the Passion of Jesus. Orthodox Churches on this day display the icon known as the “The Extreme Humility.” This icon depicts the crucified dead body of Christ upright in the Tomb with the Cross in the background. It…