Thousands of clergy and believers lined the streets of Bucharest to remember Christ’s glorious Entry into Jerusalem but also to profess their faith publicly during the annual Palm Sunday procession on Saturday afternoon. The worshipers walked from Radu Voda Monastery where palm branches and willow branches were blessed during a short service officiated by the…

  A Greek-owned architecture firm will reportedly vie for the contracts related to the restoration of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, following last week’s devastating fire. The award-winning Andronas Conservation Architecture firm, established by Athanasios Andronas, which is particularly active in Melbourne, Australia, is interested in bidding for the works.

  The Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, in his Easter Week address, noted that “… the celebration of the Resurrection of our Lord, the celebration of Holy Pascha, is the celebration of the victory of Jesus against sin, hell and death.” Still in Romania, preparations continued this week for the mixing of the…

  The Orthodox Archbishop of Mt Sinai and Raithu, His Eminence Damianos, spoke with the Orthodoxia news agency this week. He recounts how the faith’s calling brought him to Sinai, the blessed moments of his life and the temptations he faced during his ministry in the desert. Damianos discusses the issue of terrorist attacks in…

  Shocking reports continue to emerge over the persecution of Christians in various parts of the world. According to a new study by the Pew Research Center, Christians are now the most persecuted religious group in the world, with believers who declare their faith in Christ facing violence and intimidation in 144 countries, up from…

  Holy and Great Wednesday is observed today at Orthodox Cathedrals and parishes around the world. The sacred ceremony of the Mysterion of the Holy Unction takes place during the evening Divine Liturgy. Unction is the action of anointing a worshipper with oil. The evening service symbolizes repentance, confession, and the remission of sins by…

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.