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The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, on Sunday was present at the Monastery of St. Nicholas Kaltezon, in the mountainous portion of Arcadia prefecture, in the central Peloponnese, for commemorative events on the occasion of the bicentennial of the start of the Greek War of Independence. The Holy Eucharist was conducted…

The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Porfirije, on the Sunday of the Samaritan, and shortly before the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of St. Savva in Belgrade, noted, in his sermon, that “…we do not serve, and must not serve ourselves and apply our views, but all of us, bishops, clergy and…

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, on Sunday received the President of the Brotherhood of the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Archons, Athanasios Martinos, who is also the Civil Governor of Mount Athos,. As part of the annual pilgrimage of the Archons of the Throne, which traditionally takes place on the Sunday of the…

The Orthodoxia News Agency on Monday brought to light details of a draft law being prepared by the Greek education ministry regarding ecclesiastical education in the country. In a confirmation of an earlier report last April, the draft bill includes a provision to abolish the higher ecclesiastical academies in Thessaloniki and Vella, in the northwest…

A meeting between Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and his visiting Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, concluded in Athens earlier today. The one-on-one and expanded meetings, as well as the subsequent press statements, were held in a very positive setting, although no press questions were fielded by either minister. The two newsworthy items from the Dendias-Cavusoglu…

The Church today venerates the memory of Eustathios, Patriarch of Constantinople. Today is also the feast day of Eusebius and Haralambos, the Monk-martyrs.

There are several strong reasons for the possible canonization of Michael the Brave, the 16th-century Prince of Wallachia, Moldavia, and Transylvania, His Eminence Metroplitan Nifon of Târgovişte of the Romanian Orthodox Church believes. The ruler is known as a unifier of the Romanian people and showed piety, support for Romanian Orthodoxy, and heroism in protecting…

Archbishop Makarios of Australia received Australian journalist Alan Jones, in the central offices of the Holy Archdiocese of Sydney on Saturday. Mr Jones received a tour of all the areas of the Archdiocese, including St Andrew’s Theological College and the Holy Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Theotokos. He was also provided with extensive information…