A new church recently unearthed in the Holy Land is being hailed as one of the earliest and largest Christian basilicas found in Israel. It is also one of the most unique, as archaeologists have discovered mass graves all over the territory, including several prominent graves and inscriptions dedicated to deaconesses and other holy women,…

On Saturday, December 4th at 6:00 p.m., the St. Stefanos parish presents, “One Small Hand Reaches Out to the Starlight”. The community is hosting a Christmas journey through time in narration, music, instruments, and dance to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The Christmas pageant is written and directed by Choir…

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Fr. Loukas of Vatopedi, born Panagiotis Dimakakos, reposed in the Lord on Wednesday at the age of 82. The reposed elder has been plagued by health problems over the recent period, although it was made clear Covid-19 was not a factor. A trisagion prayer service for the repose of the soul of Fr. Loukas was…

The Metropolitan of Dodoni, His Eminence Chrysostomos, speaking on Greek public television on Thursday, revealed he proposed – a day earlier – to the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, that the latter recommend to the Church of Greece’s Holy Synod that vaccination for the Covid-19 virus be designated as obligatory for…

The Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, on Wednesday issued a message underlining that national unity is a symbol of self-respect for the Romanian people, speaking on the occasion of Great Union Day, a national holiday in the country.  

The Patriarch-Catholicos of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II, this week conveyed a letter of congratulations to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holines Kirill, on the occasion of the latter’s 75th birthday. The Georgian patriarch also thanked the Primate of the Russian Church for abiding by the canonical order, and…

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, this week addressed a new appeal to the government of Turkey to allow the reopening of the Halki School of Theology, which he underlined has contributed a great deal to Christianity, culture and humanity. His All Holiness spoke during the opening of a conference organized…

The Church today venerates the memory of of St. Porphyrios of Kafsokalivia, who was canonized in November 2013. On the occasion of the feast day, documentary features by the St. Maximos the Greek Institute on the life and works of the 20th century saint will be broadcast today by the online platform Pemptousia.