Fresh talks between Ukraine and Russia have begun in Constantinople, with Kiev seeking a ceasefire, but without compromising on its sovereignty or territorial integrity – and with both sides playing down hopes of an early breakthrough. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan opened the talks at the Dolmabahçe palace, urging both sides to “…put an end…

The Church today venerates the memory of Mark, Bishop of Arethusa. Today is also the feast day of the Martyr Cyril the Deacon and Those with him.

The last in a series of online sessions of a scholarly conference focusing on the Greek War of Impendence will conclude today with a presentation by the Metropolitan of Nea Krinis and Kalamaria, His Eminence Ioustinos. The session will be live-streamed by the Pemptousia platform. The Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and…

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The 13th Meeting of the Bishops of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia is taking place in Sydney, on 28 and 29 March, under the chairmanship of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia. After the first day’s deliberations, we announce to the gracious clergy and Christ-loving people of the Fifth Continent the following: With pain of…

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The online platform Pemptousia will host an online archontariki, or assembly, today with the Elder Archimandrite Zachariah, of the Patriarchal & Stavropegic Monastery of St. John the Baptist in Essex, England. The Elder Zachariah who will address the subject of the Holy and Great Lent. The online archontariki begins at 19.30 Athens time, or 17.30…

A blessing and the laying of a foundation stone took place on Sunday at the quake-devastated Church of the Prophet Elijah, in the town of Arkalochori, on the large island of Crete. The house of worship was completely destroyed during an earthquake last September. The Metropolitans of Sitia and Rethymno, their Graces Kirillos and Prodromos,…

The feast of the Adoration of the Holy Cross was solemnly celebrated on Sunday at the Cathedral of St. Nicholas, in the Hamzawi district of Cairo. The Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, His Most Divine Beatitude Theodoros II, officiated at the Orthros and Divine Liturgy, accompanied by Metropolitans of the Patriarchal throne. In addressing…