The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, on Wednesday evening attended an Iftar dinner, the Muslim fast-breaking meal in the evening, hosted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for Primates and leaders of the country’s religious minority leaders. The reception was hosted at the presidential complex in Ankara. The Iftar dinner is…

Fr. Nikolaos Loudovikos, a lecturer at the Ecclesiastical Academy of Thessaloniki, in an article posted on the Orthodoxia news agency’s website, pointed to May 15 as the crucial day for such institutions in Greece. The country’s relevant education ministry on that day will announce the number of new entrants for the coming academic year. Fr….

Today is Renewal Thursday, the first Thursday after Holy & Great Easter Sunday. The Church today venerates Job the Prophet. This faithful servant of God was the most perfect icon of virtue, and especially of patience. He was true, blameless, just, devout, and abstained from every evil thing. Job was very wealthy and blessed by…

Christ is Risen, dearly beloved Brethren! I feel the need and the moral/inner obligation to address words of gratitude to all those who contributed to the celebrations of Holy Week and Easter, starting with the V. Rev. Archimandrite Bartholomew Iatridis and the Rev. Deacon George Arvanitidis, the Ambassadors of Greece His Excellency Andreas Fryganas and…

On Tuesday of the Bright Week, 21 April/ 4 May the Patriarchate observed by transference due to Pascha the commemoration of Saint Zacchaeus the former publican, which is normally celebrated on 20th April annually, at the Holy Monastery of Prophet Elisha in Jericho, where still stands the sycamore tree on which Zacchaeus climbed to be…

The person who designed Romania’s National Cathedral, Architect Constantin Amâiei, spoke at Digi24 about the entire construction process, the concept, and what the Catedral will look like after completing the works. In a dialogue with Lucian Mîndruță, the architect mentioned that the project started as an idea over 130 years ago but was resumed only…

Yelena Popovic’s “Man of God” won the Audience Award at the 43rd Moscow International Film Festival, confirmation of the extremely warm reception it received by the audience and critics during its well-attended in-person premiere. Considered amongst the most important festival prizes, the Audience Award marks a promising start for the film’s international journey. The film…

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The Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, issued his Holy Easter message, where he underlined to the faithful that “…do not be afraid. This is the phrase that the Myrrh-bearing women heard from the angel, when they visited the tomb of Christ. This is an important message for the people of the modern age, which…