The Sunday of Orthodoxy, which also marks the first Sunday of Great & Holy Lent, was commemorated with splendorous and centuries-old Byzantine rite at the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, the Mother Church, with the Ecumenical Patriarch, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, officiating. Among the faithful in attendance, many traveling from every corner of the world,…
The Pemptousia platform (www.pemptousia.tv) will live-stream the latest online synaxis, or assembly, from Mount Athos with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy & Great Monastery of Vatopedi, with friends of the Romanian channel Doxologia.ro, on Tuesday, March 15, at 19:30 Athens time, or 17.30 GMT. Viewers can watch the synaxis at: www.pemptousia.gr or https://www.facebook.com/pemptousiagr via the…
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The fifth part of the widely-acclaimed Greek-language miniseries “From Farasa to the Heavens”, which recounts the life and works of 20th century St. Paisios, was aired on Thursday evening by the Athens-based Mega TV channel. Initial reports point to another ratings success for the miniseries, which is produced by the St. Maximus the Greek Institute.
The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, on Thursday received former Turkish education minister Hüseyin Çelik at the Phanar see. His All Holiness and the former minister discussed issues of mutual interest.
The United Nations on Friday announced that some 2.5 million people have left Ukraine since Russia launched its invasion, while another two million are internally displaced. Around half of those who fled are children, the UN added. Meanwhile, away from the battlefront but on the diplomatic field, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said there…
The Church today venerates Sophronios, Patriarch of Jerusalem, and the Venerable George, Abbot of Sinai. Today is also the first Friday of the Great Lent.
His Beatitude Patriarch John X received at the Patriarchal Headquarters in Damascus, the Chief of staff of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Mr. Eugenio Ambrosi, accompanied by Mr. Othman Belbeisi, the organization’s Senior Regional Advisor for Middle East and North Africa, Former Minister, Dr. Adeeb Mayala, and Dr. Engineer Yazan Aslan. Along with His…
On March 5, 2022, His Holiness Porfirije, the Serbian Patriarch, visited the works on the renovation of the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Lord in Zagreb, which was damaged in an earthquake two years ago. -The works, thank God, are advancing well now, although we will still need a lot of patience and resources…