It is not only the faithful who receive holy blessings (agiasmo) in the Greek Orthodox Church, as it is a very common practice to see Greek priests blessing new homes, shops, buildings, cars, schools, etc. And when Archimandrite Parthenios, a young Priest from a local Church of Trikkis and Stagon in Trikala purchased a new…

Four years have passed since a deadly blaze killed 64 and wounded 147 at the Colectiv rock club in Bucharest in 2015. The mainstream media wrote many stories about a lack of involvement of the Church in helping the victims, but there are several important details omitted until today. Among the first to arrive at…

“The Holy Synod will mediate and ask President to pardon Archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze,” Petre Tsaava, the Metropolitan of Chkondidi, told reporters after he left the meeting of the Holy Synod today, adding that the Holy Synod took a unanimous decision on this issue. “The Holy Synod unanimously shared the request of Archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze and…

The “Georgian Dream” attempts to destroy and discredit institution having the best reputation, this is a real fact, Mamuka Khazaradze, founder of Lelo public movement, told reporters while commenting on the recent developments around the Patriarchate of Georgia. Mamuka Khazaradze insists that the attempts to attack the patriarchate became the most dangerous after the Georgian…

The Holy Synod will mediate and ask President to pardon Archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze, Petre Tsaava, the Metropolitan of Chkondidi, told reporters after he left the meeting of the Holy Synod today. He said the Holy Synod took unanimous decision on this issue. “The Holy Synod unanimously shared the request of Archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze and decided…

Petre Tsaava, the Metropolitan of Chkondidi, says he has been fired from the position of Bishop by the Holy Synod, because he submitted incriminating evidence against Patriarch Ilia II. Petre Tsaava stated about it after leaving the meeting of the Holy Synod of the Georgian Orthodox Church today.   — Source: ipn.ge

The sitting of the Holy Synod of the Georgian Orthodox Church is being held at the Patriarchate for the time being. The sitting is chaired by Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II. The Patriarchate announced on Tuesday that the decision about the summoning of the sitting was made by Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness…

On, 30 October 2019, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas was present and addressed an interfaith programme in Vienna, Austria. The symposium entitled “The Power of Words: The Role of Religion, Media and Policy in Countering Hate Speech” was sponsored by KAICIID Dialogue Centre. Below is a key note of the presentation of His Eminence. “Hate Speech…

NEW YORK – At the October 17, 2019 Archdiocesan Council, Executive, and Finance Committee meetings, the Archdiocesan budget for 2020 was approved (2020 Adopted Budget) . His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros expressed his appreciation for the work done by all to accomplish this important task.  “I am grateful to our people for all the effort put into crafting this…