The Reverend Metropolitan Nektarios of Argolis has stressed that “Yoga is not an exercise, but an act of worship,” and is now holding an event on Sunday the 29th of September in Argos, to warn people about what he calls the “dangers” of yoga, pilates, and meditation. “When we have repentance in church, whether it…

#Greek #Education & Religious Affairs Minister Niki Kerameos @nkerameus was received by @goarch and His Eminence the Archbishop of America @Elpidophoros The Church has been an integral part and later on a valued supporter of our Greek-American Education

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The memory of the Panaghia Pantanassa, the Most-Holy Queen of All, the Virgin Mary, was venerated this week at the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi’s estate of Porto Lagos, on Lake Vistonida. Worshippers from the wider Thrace province of northeast Greece, as well as from other parts of the country, gathered at the Vatopedi…

The Moscow Patriarchate this week issued an urgent warning towards the faithful and clergy, citing the circulation of fake letters in Russia calling on parishes to transfer donations and reserves to specific bank accounts. The Moscow Patriarchate warned that this is an attempt to defraud parishes, Metropolises and monasteries – calling on those who receive…

The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, on Tuesday morning received ruling New Democracy (ND) deputy Zeta Makri. The lawmaker, elected from the central prefecture of Magnesia, briefed the Archbishop on her participation on a Parliamentary committee tasked with preparing proposals for constitutional revision, proposals that will come up for vote in…

US President Donald Trump became the first American leader to convene a meeting at the United Nations on religious freedom. Trump kicked off the UN General Assembly’s annual session with what he underlined was a “Global Call to Protect Religious Freedom.” In an address that was greeted with satisfaction by many religious leaders, Trump said…

Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, continued to meet with members of the Greek government this week, including Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis – as New York City again host the annual UN General Assembly. Upon his enthronement last June, Elpidophoros had emphasized that his primary priority will be to defend Orthodoxy and Hellenism. On Monday,…

The Church today venerates the memory of St. Thekla, the protomartyr of ancient Iconium, in central Asia Minor. St. Thekla is considered by the Church as Equal-to-the-Apostles, instructed in the Faith of Christ by the Apostle Paul, subsequently devoting her life to God at a time when Christians were shunned and persecuted.