US authorities returned 29 antiquities to Greek custody during a repatriation ceremony on Tuesday at the Greek consulate in New York City. Key pieces returned include a bronze calyx krater, dating to 350 BC, which was seized in January; a Eid Mar coin, minted in 42 BC to commemorate the assassination of Julius Caesar and…
The Metropolitan of Piraeus, His Eminence Seraphim, this week referred to the scourge of pseudo-prophesies and fake therapies, as well as to the fallacies being spread by the heretics known as Pentecostals, particularly their delusion regarding glossolalia and the profanation of millenarianism.
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The Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, His Beatitude John X, accompanied by the visiting Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, on Tuesday afternoon officiated at the Great Compline at the Holy Cross Church in Damascus. The Archbishop and the entire Church of Greek delegation were first welcomed at the Beirut…
The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All-Holiness Bartholomew I, continued a historic official and pastoral visit this week to the Baltic country of Lithuania. One of the highlights of the visit was the signing of an agreement defining and encouraging closer ties and cooperation in areas of common interest. His All Holiness signed the agreement…
The Church today venerates the memory of Basil the Holy Martyr of Ancyra. Today is also the feast day of Euthemios the New Martyr.
Cosmin Barabaș, a gendarme in the county of Maramureș in northern Romania, attained his 101st blood donation milestone as part of the Romanian Patriarchate’s “Donate blood, save a life!” campaign. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel presented the gendarme with the “Sanctus Stephanus Magnus” Order of the Romanian Patriarchate as a token of gratitude for his dedication….
Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploieşti consecrated on Monday a social centre for the elderly near Bucharest, in the Romanian city of Ploieşti. The centre, a joint project of the parish and the Archdiocese of Bucharest will serve 105 beneficiaries, offering a social canteen and home care services. His Eminence Varlaam emphasized that the centre’s…
“Who will defend the unborn babies from the crimes that are committed with every abortion and who will fight for the right to life of every unborn child, if not the Christian Church in which Christ is an Infant – Christ in the family – Christ the Teacher – Christ the Healer – Christ suffering…