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Vatopedi publications has released the historical work of early 20th century Hierodeacon Arcadios of Vatopedi. The Elder Arcadios recounts the history of the Holy & Great Monastery of Vatopedi, from its foundation to the 1930s, when he authored the work, which is primarily based on the documents and tomes found in the venerable Mount Athos…

An exact replica of the Holy Cincture of the Panaghia, the All-Holy Virgin Mary, will be Translated from the Holy & Great Monastery of Vatopedi on Feb. 22 to the Cathedral of St. Polykarpos, in the Thessaloniki area, on the occasion of the feast day of the saint at the dedicated church. The replica of…

The Pemptousia television platform will live-stream an All-Night Vigil tomorrow, Tuesday, from the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Sava in Belgrade, on the occasion of the great Feast Day of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple, as based on the Julian calendar. In a post on his Instagram account, the Patriarch of…

Former Cypriot foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides was elected as the eighth president of the Republic of Cyprus on Sunday evening, following results of the second round of a presidential election on the east Mediterranean island republic. With all votes counted, Christodoulides received nearly 52 percent of the vote, compared to slightly more than 48 percent…

The death toll across Turkey and Syria following last Monday’s catastrophic earthquakes has exceeded 36,000. The death toll in Turkey reached nearly 32,000, the Turkish Emergency Coordination Center announced on Monday, while fatalities in northwest Syria exceeded 4,500, rebel groups in the devastated northwest corner of the country claimed. Another 1,400 deaths were reported in…

The Church today venerates the memory of the Apostles Aquila and Priscilla. Today is also Meatfare Monday, observed amid a period before the advent of the Great Lent for Pascha, Easter, on April 16.

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew attended, praying from the Holy Altar of the Venerable Patriarchal Church, the Divine Liturgy which took place on Saturday, 11 February 2023. At the end of the Divine Liturgy, a forty-day Memorial Service was held for the repose of the soul of the blessed Abbot of the Holy Stavropegic Monastery…

The students, as well as the teachers and the Administration of the Greek Orthodox College of Saint Spyridon, in Kingsford, Sydney, received the blessing of the Church in commemoration of the start of the new school year. The Agiasmos Blessing Service was conducted on Friday, 10 February 2023, by the Chancellor of the Holy Archdiocese…