EU Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas on Monday visited the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, accompanied by Commission and Greek government officials. Schinas was greeted at the monastery’s main gate, with a prayer service following in the Catholicos, of main cathedral of the monastery. In his greeting, the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the…

The first clerical conference organized by the Holy Archdiocese of Crete since the enthronement of new Archbishop His Eminence Evgenios, was held last Saturday at the amphitheater of the Higher Patriarchal Ecclesiastical Academy of Crete. His Eminence Evgenios presented the highlights of the Archdiocese’s ministry.  

The Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Metropolitan of Tranoupolis, Germanos, reposed in the Lord on Tuesday morning at the age of 91. The reposed hierarch had for many years served as the clerical supervisor of the Bosporus metropolis’ Stavrodromi parish.  

The Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem this week congratulated its congregations and all the faithful on both sides of the Jordan River, on the occasion of upcoming Easter and the Saturday of the Holy Light. At the same time, and in a strongly worded statement, the Jerusalem Patriarchate stated that “…we affirm our strong and renewed…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday voiced concerns that Russian forces could use chemical weapons in Ukraine, although he did not confirm whether such weapons had, indeed, been used. In a video message, he said “…Today, the occupiers issued a new statement, which testifies to their preparation for a new stage of terror against Ukraine…

The Church today venerates the memory of Basil the Confessor, Bishop of Parios.

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The Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem congratulates its congregations and all the people of the Holy Land on both sides of the Jordan River for the occasion of Easter and Saturday of the Holy Light, and at the same time we affirm our strong and renewed commitment to our natural right to celebrate our holidays along…

A Hierarchical Divine Liturgy, officiated by His Eminence Metropolitan Dorotheos of Syros, was held on Sunday at the Katholicos, or main cathedral, of the Holy Monastery of Panagia Katharon, on the Ionian Island of Ithaca, Greece. The resident Metropolitan of Lefkada and Ithaca, His Eminence Theofilos, co-officiated, on the occasion of the feast day of…