Archimandrite of Georgia’s David Gareji Monastery Complex Kirion (Oniani) told InterPressNews that Azerbaijanis blocked the desert monastery and the clergymen are not allowed to enter the monastery. “Border guards of the neighboring country work on the paths without warning and banning signs and the Georgia border guards observe this situation calmly. Today, the clergymen are…

The Orthodox Christendom marks Great Thursday today. The service on the occasion of Great Thursday of Passion Week is being conducted at all active churches across Georgia. Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II has conducted the prayer at Sameba (Holy Trinity) Cathedral in Tbilisi. He congratulated the parish. Foot washing ritual…

On Tuesday, April 23, 2019, His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, welcomed the Hon. Demetris Syllouris, the President of the House of Representatives in Cyprus, to the Patriarchate of Alexandria. Mr. Syllouris is on an official visit to Egypt; during his meeting with Patriarch Theodoros, his wife Antigoni Nicolaidou,…

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s Cabinet approved on April 24 an additional 20.7 million leva (about 10.5 million euro) in state subsidies for religious denominations, with 15 million leva going to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and 5.7 million leva for the country’s Muslim minority. A statement after the Cabinet meeting said that the money would…

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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew expressed his solidarity with the Sri Lankan people and voiced his horror at a series of explosions at churches and hotels that killed more than 200 people and injured hundreds during Easter observed by the Catholic Church. His Holiness unambiguously condemned all acts of terror, as well as any act of hatred,…

Thousands of clergy and believers lined the streets of Bucharest to remember Christ’s glorious Entry into Jerusalem but also to profess their faith publicly during the annual Palm Sunday procession on Saturday afternoon. The worshipers walked from Radu Voda Monastery where palm branches and willow branches were blessed during a short service officiated by the…

  A Greek-owned architecture firm will reportedly vie for the contracts related to the restoration of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, following last week’s devastating fire. The award-winning Andronas Conservation Architecture firm, established by Athanasios Andronas, which is particularly active in Melbourne, Australia, is interested in bidding for the works.

  The Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, in his Easter Week address, noted that “… the celebration of the Resurrection of our Lord, the celebration of Holy Pascha, is the celebration of the victory of Jesus against sin, hell and death.” Still in Romania, preparations continued this week for the mixing of the…