The press spokesman of the Romanian Patriarchate this week clarified the position of the Church regarding a resurgent debate over the issue of abortion. According to spokesman Vasile Bănescu, the Church has the obligation to promote moral responsibility, respect for life and the fundamental right to life and a culture of life.  

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, on Wednesday evening concluded His nearly week-long pastoral visit to the northwest Greece city of Ioannina. His All Holiness was declared an honorary professor of the University of Ioannina, during a festal ceremony at the amphitheater of the Karolos Papoulias Convention Center at the school….

The Church today venerates the memory of Aquila the Apostle among the 70. Today is also the feast day of Nicodemus the Righteous of Mount Athos.

On Monday the 11th of July, with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, over 80 children gathered together as the Parish of Sts Constantine and Helene conducted a school holiday activity in support of the homeless in the City of Perth. Every day in Western Australia, there are over 9000 people who…

The Center for the Protection and Promotion of History and Art, as the new museum of the Holy Metropolis of Ioannina was named, was inaugurated on Wednesday by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew, in the context of his visit to the city, in the presence of the Minister of Culture of Greece, Mrs. Linas Mendoni….

During his stay in Ioannina, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomeos visited the Synagogue of the city on Wednesday, accompanied by Metropolitan Maximos of Ioannina, and the Minister of Culture of Greece, Ms. Lina Mendoni. There the Mayor of Ioannina, Mr. Moses Elisaf, who was waiting for him, guided him around the site, presented him with…

With the blessing of Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, the Director of the Department of Religious Education (DRE), Bishop Athenagoras of Nazianzos is pleased to announce the new Manager of Orthodox Marketplace and St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival — Maria Klonaris. The DRE has three ministries within the Department — Religious Education, the official online store…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America visited the campgrounds of Ionian Village, the Archdiocesan Summer Camp located on the Peloponnesus of Greece. His Eminence was accompanied by Rev. Archimandrite Nektarios Papazafiropoulos, Chancellor of the Archdiocese as well as Archdeacon Dionysios. He was received by Father Gary Kyriakou, Director of Ionian Village and Giorgios Nastoulis, the…

Today marks the 57th anniversary of the death of noted Greek writer, painter and hagiographer Fotis Kontoglou. His most noteworthy works of hagiography include the medieval chapel of the Panaghia of Kapnikarea, in central Athens, the Church of St. Andrew in the Passisia district of Athens, the St. George Church in the Kypseli district of…