The Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy & Great Monastery of Vatopedi, will speak at an online synaxis, or assembly, with the friends of the Bizanticons Arts Store of Bucharest today, at 19.30 Athens time, or 17.30 GMT. The assembly will be hosted by the online platform Pemptousia.

The commemoration of the Feast Day of St. Nicholas the wonder-worker, as based on the Julian calendar, was observed at Holy Monastery dedicated to the saint near the Jerusalem Patriarchate on Sunday. The Divine Liturgy was officiated by His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of Lydda with the participation of many faithful from Jerusalem. 

The Russian Church’s Metropolitan of Volokolamsk, His Eminence Hilarion, over the weekend began a visit to the southern Italian port city of Bari. His Eminence, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, on Saturday met with the governor of the region. Hilarion, who is also the chairman of the…

A Divine Liturgy was held on Sunday in the basilica of the Holy Stavropegic Monastery of the Apostle Barnabas on Sunday, which lies in the township of Salamina, on the divided east Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Salamina and the ancient eponymous site of the same name are located in the Turkish-occupied area of Cyprus. The…

The Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, His Beatitude Anastasios, on Sunday, before the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Resurrection in Tirana, reminded the faithful that the Holy Communion is a foundation of Orthodoxy. His Beatitude also referred to the need of humility by the faithful, saying the current…

The Greek government on Monday said public health experts and epidemiologists in the country were studying the prospect of requiring testing for the Covid-19 virus on the entire population ahead of the coming Christmas and New Year’s holiday. Currently, no new measures have been announced, with citizens in the country above the age of 60…

The Church today venerates the memory of Ignatius the God-Bearer, Bishop of Antioch.

Honorable Public Officials and Community Leaders, Reverend Clergy, Members and friends of the Holy Metropolis of Sweden and All Scandinavia, Beloved Brethren in Christ, Today, my beloved Brothers and Sisters, He who holds the entirety of creation in His hand is born of the Virgin Mary. The sacred hymnographer reminds us that the chapter of…

lluminated boats, roasted pork and honey cookies are all staples of a Greek Christmas. Folklore expert Evangelos Karamenes spoke to Culture Trip about the most popular Greek Christmas traditions to have survived the centuries. Christmas celebrations in Greece officially last for 14 days, starting on Christmas Eve and ending on Epiphany (6 January) with the…