The Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy & Great Monastery of Vatopedi, remained intubated at an Athens hospital’s ICU unit for a sixth consecutive day on Wednesday. The Elder Ephraim’s condition was described as stable, without any deterioration discerned, according to attending physicians. The beloved Elder was admitted to the Evangelismos Hospital on…

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The Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 Fund has announced that it is becoming a Founding Member of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Foundation: For the Sacred See of Saint Andrew. In 1984, under the guidance of His Eminence Archbishop Iakovos, Leadership 100 was created as an endowment fund of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese to provide an opportunity…

On Saturday October 30, 2021, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will present the Athenagoras Human Rights Award to three scientists: Dr. Albert Bourla, DVM, Ph.D., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pfizer; Dr. Ugur Sahin, M.D., Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of BioNTech; and Dr. George D. Yancopoulos, MD, Ph.D., Founding Scientist, President and Chief…

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The Metropolitan of Petra and Heronissos, His Eminence Gerasimos, on Monday officiated at the Vespers service at the Cathedral of St. Kalliope, in the city of Aghios Nikolaos, on the eve of the saint’s feast day. A holy relic of the miracle-working saint and martyr was venerated by the faithful throughout the service.    

The Bulgarian Patriarchate’s Bishop of Belogradchik, His Grace Polycarp, this week received in Sofia the visiting Greek Deputy Minister of foreign affairs, Costas Vlasis, who holds the expatriate Greeks’ portfolio. His Grace is an auxiliary Bishop to the Patriarch of Bulgaria, His Holiness Neofyt. Discussions revolved around issues affecting the Orthodox Church and relations between…

The Bishop Joanikije of Budimlje-Niksic, the elected Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral, this week called on the faithful to refrain from using their mobile phones during Church-going. The newly elected Metropolitan spoke during the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Dani Ostrog. Joanikije referred to what he said was a…

The Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, His Most Divine Beatitude Theodoros II, on Monday received the visiting chief of the Republic of Cyprus’ National Guard, Lt. Gen. Democritos Zervakis, at the Patriarchal See. In greeting the visiting general staff commander, His Most Divine Beatitude expressed the Alexandria Patriarchate’s gratitude for the support…