Venerable brothers and beloved children in the Lord, Having run the course of the race of Holy and Great Lent in prayer and fasting, and having reached the salvific passion of Christ God, today we are rendered participants in the joy of His splendid Resurrection. The experience of Resurrection belongs to the core of Orthodox…

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  Videos posted this week on the Orthodoxia news agency’s web pages are devoted to Holy Week in Jerusalem and the Passion of Jesus. Today’s video is devoted to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and the wondrous discoveries made during recent restoration works at the cathedral.   

  The Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain, His Eminence Gregorios, issued an encyclical on the occasion of Holy Week, where he underlined that the values of Christianity are always timely. In his message, the Archbishop stressed, among others, that “…the values of Christianity retain their significance and relevance throughout time. This is particularly true…

  Thirteen Patriarchs and Primates of Christian Churches in Jerusalem have issued an Easter Message, stressing they are praying for a lasting peace throughout the world and urging for the multi-religious and multi-cultural status of Jerusalem to be maintained. The statement reads: “….The Feast of the Resurrection reminds us that human dignity is to be…

    Israeli authorities have issued a permit for 300 Palestinian Christians residing in Gaza to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and the Holy Land. The 300 pilgrims are expected to cross into Israel on their way to Jerusalem on Holy Tuesday. At last count, only 1,138 Christian Palestinians reside in the Gaza strip. According…

  The Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, His Beatitude John X, visited the Greek Orthodox Church of the Dormition of Our Lady in old quarter of Aleppo. The Patriarch was briefed over restoration works at the cathedral, as well as the general situation in the previously besieged, by rebels, northern Syrian city.  

  The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, noted this week that “…there is only one ticket to enter the Kingdom of God, and this is our good deeds,” in his reference the parable of the Ten Virgins. The Russian Patriarch added: “… It is significant for use to fill our lives…

After a lull of 10 years the Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, commenced the process to prepare and consecrate the chrism, a mixture of oil and balsam used for anointing at baptism and in other rites. The Patriarch noted that, based on liturgy of the Holy Week, the chrism will be prepared on…