The Archbishop of Cyprus, His Beatitude Chrysostomos II, officiated at the Vespers on the occasion of the feast day of St. Mammas, held at the celebrating cathedral in the refugee settlement of Lakatamia, in the capital of Nicosia.

With the blessing of the Metropolitan of Grevena, His Eminence David, three clerics of the Metropolis this week conducted a Divine Liturgy and Blessing ceremony in the heart of the Valia Kalda national park, inspired by an initiative by the Ecumenical Patriarch to dedicate September 1 as a day devoted to the environment.

Renowned Greek composer and political activist Mikis Theodorakis died on Thursday at the age of 96. Theodorakis composed a wide range of music, from operas and classical symphonic works, chamber music, ballet and ecclesiastical music, as well as film scores, music for ancient drama, theater and post-symphonic pieces. The modern Greek cultural icon leaves behind…

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, on Wednesday announced the beginning of working sessions of the Assembly of the Hierarchy of the Ecumenical Throne. The Synaxis, which takes place in Constantinople until Friday under the chairmanship of the Ecumenical Patriarch, is attended by some 130 Hierarchs from around the world. Sessions…

The Church today venerates the memory of Mammas the Great Martyr and Wonder-worker. Today is also the feast day of John the Abstainer, Patriarch of Constantinople.

By decision of the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, which shows the undivided love and respect of both him and the country to the Patriarchate of Alexandria and to its Primate, Pope and Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and All Africa, the Ancient Patriarchate acquires its own space to build a church and to…

In the Orthodox world, a new online Festival has emerged. ORTHODOX ARTS FESTIVAL will take place from September 17 to 26, 2021. The Festival believes itself to be the biggest online International Festival of Orthodox Artists. Its headquarters are in the United Kingdom. The Festival will be the first to integrate High-Quality 3D technology on…

Over the summer, the restoration of the frescoes of the left kliros in the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God at Rila Monastery was successfully completed. The restoration work lasted almost two years, reports Dobrotoluibie. Rila is the most important monastery in Bulgaria, home to the relics of the Bulgaria’s Heavenly protector,…

Bulgaria’s first home for elderly priests and the socially disadvantaged will soon open its doors next to one of the nation’s most important monasteries. Everyone is working hard to open the home next to Holy Dormition-Bachkovo Monastery by the end of the year, noted the monastery abbot His Grace Bishop Zion of Velichka, reports BNT…