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…

On Holy and Great Friday, April 26, 2019, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided over the service of the Apokathelosis (Taking down from the Cross) at the Patriarchal Church of St. George the Great Martyr. — Photo credit: Nikos Manginas / Ecumenical Patriarchate

Holy and Great Friday was commemorated at the Patriarchate of Antioch in Damascus, Syria, presided over by His Beatitude Patriarch John. — Source: theorthodoxworld.com

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on Thursday received Greece’s main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the patriarchate in Phanar, Istanbul. “It is with a great pleasure, both for me and the Ecumenical Patriarchate, to receive you here in Phanar on Holy Thursday, on the eve of the Resurrection,” Bartholomew said, greeting Mitsotakis. “I wanted an opportunity to…

Catholicos Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II performed a symbolic ritual of removal of Jesus Christ’ body from the cross, at Sameba (Holy Trinity) Cathedral today. Today is Holy Friday, also known as Red Friday, a day when Orthodox Christians commemorate crucifixion of Jesus Christ. This day is the hardest among the days of Holy…

2019 Paschal (Easter) Message in English of His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, Geron of America, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.

We ask for a lot more and forget to be grateful, – Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II preached after the Great Thursday sermon. According to him, a human should be grateful for God’s great mercy. The Orthodox Christendom marks Great Thursday today. Great Thursday is the Christian feast or holy…

The road to the Davit Gareji monastery, which was closed by the Azeri border guards, has been opened. As archimandrite Kiril told InterPressNews, pilgrims, local residents and tourists can freely move to the monastery at this time. The Azeri border guards had closed the road and had not been letting clergymen in the monastery for…