A dedication ceremony was held on Thursday for the Ascension of Christ chapel in the Skoubarda site on the eastern Aegean island of Leros. The chapel was constructed on the foundations of an older structure. The Metropolitan of Leros, Kalymnos and Astypalea, His Eminence Paisios, officiated at the dedication ceremony.

Members of the Russian Orthodox Church’s permanent Holy Synod on Thursday discussed regulations involving canonical prohibitions and rules for clerics, as well as the sacredness of human life from the very moment of conception, citizens’ military service and a framework for the non-ecclesiastical professional activities of clerics. The Russian Church’s Holy Synod convened in the…

A recent opinion poll in Romania shows the Romanian Orthodox Church as among the top institutions in terms of citizens’ trust, with 64 percent of respondents saying they have great confidence in the Church. Romania’s armed forces are the most trusted institution, according to 69.7 percent of respondents.

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias this week detailed various aspects of the east Mediterranean country’s foreign policy, speaking at an online event organized by the Council for International Relations. In answer to questions on Greek-Turkish relations, Dendias said: “…Given the country’s capabilities, its geopolitical footprint and geographical position, I must say that we’re quite happy…

Τhe Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, on Thursday received the visiting Metropolitan of Nea Krini and Kalamaria, His Eminence Ioustinos, and the Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Esfigmenos, the Elder Archimandrite Bartholomew, who led a delegation of hieromonks from the semi-autonomous monastic community of Mt. Athos to the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s…

The Church today celebrates the Apodosis of the Feast of the Holy Ascension. Today is also the feast day of Leontios, Hypatios & Theodoulos, the Martyrs of Syria – as well as of another Leontios, the Myrrh-Streamer of Argos.

In a brief speech, His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III delivered a message to the International Religious Freedom Summit, which is scheduled to take place next July in Washington, DC. He expressed the ongoing challenges faced by the Christians of the Holy Land and the difficulties that the Corona pandemic continues to cause on the social…

Sunday of All Saints is a week after Sunday of Pentecost. But, why is a series of important Saints being celebrated on that day? The rationale behind this joint feast is the founding of the Church after the resurrection of Christ followed by the descent of the Holy Spirit. This brought to the world the…

The Elder Archimandrite Ephraim’s condition remained stable but critical on Friday, attending physicians announced, almost three days after a sudden deterioration in his health. The Abbot of the Holy & Great Monastery of Vatopedi remains intubated in the Evangelismos Hospital’s ICU. Two days have passed since the early morning hours of Wednesday, June 16, when…