A new holy altar and Church dedicated to Saint Catherine is to be erected in the Diocese of Arusha, in Tanzania. By the grace of God, His Grace Bishop Agathonikos of Arusha and Central Tanzania, conducted the consecration of the foundation of the Holy Church of Saint Catherine, which will serve the worship and liturgical…

On Thursday, 9 March 2023, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew conducted a Trisagion Memorial Service at the cemetery of Saint Ignatius of Chalcedon, in memory of His ever-remembered Elder, The Late Elder Metropolitan Meliton of Chalcedon, who on that day, the feast of the Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, celebrated his Patronal Feast Day. Also,…

His Beatitude Archbishop Georgios of New Justiniana and All Cyprus, during his official visit to the Ecumenical Patriarchate, also visited on Monday, 6 March 2023, the Holy Metropolis of Chalcedon. His Beatitude was warmly received and welcomed by His Eminence Elder Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon, the clergy, the president and members of the Coordination Committee…

Both state institutions and society need to be careful and work hard to maintain peace and unity if the country hopes to progress, says the Georgian Orthodox Church in a statement published yesterday against the background of the unrest in Tbilisi. The Patriarchate also distances itself from the radical political statements that circulate from individual…

Pemptousia invites you to join e-Synaxis with Elder Ephraim and Saint Nicholas and Saint John the Apostle Students Parish, Cluj-Napoca, Romania on Tuesday, 14 March, 2023 at 7:30 PM Athens Time The talk will be in Greek with simultaneous translation into ROMANIAN, ENGLISH,,RUSSIAN, FRENCH, GEORGIAN, ARABIC There will be time for questions and answers after…

Two holidays sharing the eulogy of self-sacrifice were marked on Thursday at St Anthimos Monastery in Bucharest: the feast of the Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste and the Anti-communist Political Prisoners’ Day. “How agreeable it was decided that this day, March 9, should be dedicated in our country to the memory of anti-communist political fighters…

Starting next academic year, chess will be taught in Romania as an optional subject. Over 50,000 primary school students will participate in the initial phase of the pilot project. By September, professional coaches will train over 3,000 teachers to prepare the children who opt for the course. Already, coaches at a chess academy in Bucharest…

Organizations from all over Romania and the Republic of Moldova have prepared a new edition of the Month for Life, which culminates on Saturday, March 25, with the March for Life. This year’s theme: “The Future Is Pro-Life”. “The pro-life future starts now,” is stated in the press release of the event. “Hope and determination…

Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Washington, DC celebrated the Sunday of Orthodoxy with school children each carrying an icon, most of them, an icon of their patron saint. The Cathedral, however, did something special this year for the first time ever, adding to the procession their past and present altar boys. More than 50…