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The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, on Friday received Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias at the Archdiocese in Athens, with current affairs discussed, in the wake of the latter’s recent visit to Libya and pending visit to Turkey. Dendias said that before going to Ankara, he will pay a visit to the…

Nearly 32,000 children have benefited from the Romanian Orthodox Church’s Choose School! program, which provides them with necessary school supplies, lessons, activities, and much more. The latest edition, implemented in 6 counties over the past 6 years, helped 2,934 children. The next 3-year edition has already been launched. Project manager Fr. Constantin Năclad gave thanks…

The civil governor of Mount Athos, Athanasios Martinos, met on Friday with Greek deputy interior minister Stavros Kalafatis, who also holds the Macedonia-Thrace portfolio. Talks focused on cooperation between the semi-autonomous monastic community’s with the ministry on issues dealing with the activities and work of the Centre for the Preservation of the Holy Mount (Mount…

The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Porfirije, on Thursday received Petar Petkovic, the director of the Serbian government’s Office for Kosovo and Metohija. The Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church was briefed on issues of key importance for the survival of the Serbian people and cultural legacy in Kosovo. Patriarch Porfirije expressed satisfaction with the…

A delegation of Russian archaeologists and restorers visited the Russian Orthodox Church’s mission in the Syrian capital of Damascus this week. The archaeologists and restorers are working in war-ravaged Syria to restore monuments at the very significant archaeological site of Palmyra, an UNESCO world heritage site. The group were received by the Abbot Arsenios Sokolov…

A national framework program has commenced in Greece to locate and protect unaccompanied minors left homeless or living in unsuitable conditions, an initiative that includes participation of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece. The framework was created by the special secretariat for unaccompanied minors of the relevant Greek migration and asylum ministry, in cooperation with…

Today marks the 4th Friday of Great Lent, with a Divine Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts taking place in Orthodox places of worship in the morning. In the afternoon, a Small Compline service will be conducted, along with the fourth Salutations to the Theotokos, the All-Holy Virgin Mary, and the singing of the Akathist Hymn….

  The Archdiocesan Office of Greek Education kindly invites you to an online Paschal talk by Dr Vasiliki Kouma – head of the Cypriot Education Mission – on the theme of ‘Greek Easter Traditions.’ This will take place on Monday the 19th of April 2021 at 6:00pm, through Zoom. The esteemed speaker will talk on…