Hossana in the highest..Blessed is he who comes in the Name of the Lord ! “JESUS IS OUR MOST FAITHFUL AND PRAGMATIC LORD, WHO DOESNT SACRIFICE HIS PEOPLE FOR HIMSELF, BUT RATHER SACRIFICE HIMSELF FOR US ALL HIS PEOPLE” In his preaching, Bishop Silvester called on all people to have faith and trust in Jesus…

On Thursday, April 22, 2021, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America convened virtually the regularly scheduled Spring meeting of the Executive Committee of the Archdiocesan Committee. Following an opening prayer, the Archbishop addressed the group, noting the joyful difference in how we would celebrate Pascha this year. “This, by no means, should allow us to…

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The radio station of the Metropolis of Piraeus every Saturday and Sunday broadcasts, in Greek, the program “Sermons from Athos,” with spiritual lectures and homilies by the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi.

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, on Thursday bestowed ecclesiastical awards to distinguished clerics of the Moscow Archdiocese and to employees of the Patriarchate who have worked tirelessly for the Russian Church. The event was held at the Cathedral of the Savior in Moscow.

Press reports in Serbia this week referred to an agreement between the prime minister of Montenegro, Zravko Krivikapic and the Serbian Orthodox Church regarding the legal status of the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral. In a statement, the Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Porfirije, said he was confident that the signing of such a…

Hundreds of Muslim Turks on Friday again paid an annual pilgrimage to the Greek Orthodox chapel of St. George of Koudouna, located at the summit of the small Marmara Sea isle of Prinkipo April 23, the feast day of the Great and Triumphant Martyr, falls on a national holiday in Turkey, with day-trippers from Constantinople…

Authorities throughout Greece will be on high alert for the next several days along major highways, in order to enforce a non-essential intra-state travel ban, given continued restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In a related development, members of the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Church of Crete late this week called on the faithful…

Today is the 6th Friday of Great Lent, the Friday before Palm Sunday and the commencement of Easter Holy Week. April 23 is annually the feast day of George the Great Martyr and Triumphant, yet due to the ongoing Great Lent, the Great feast day – as per Orthodox ecclesiastical canon – will be celebrated…