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While the Orthodox faithful in Montenegro held cross processions twice a week for several months at the beginning of the year in defense of the rights of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro, they have been limited for several months now due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Nevertheless, the faithful take every opportunity to express…

Now that people are more accustomed to social distancing and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), the following protocol is offered to parishes to help reintroduce the distribution of antidoron and artoklasia. For parishes that offer Holy Communion at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy, and only if there is no other clergyman available to distribute…

  WEST MILFORD, NJ – The Greek community celebrated the Dormition of the Theotokos, the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Protectress of the Pontians, Panagia Soumela, on August 15 and 16 during the annual Pilgrimage of the Holy Institution Panagia Soumela established by the Pontian Society of America & Canada. A statement posted on the Holy…

  Archbishop Teodosie of Tomis participated in the events marking Romania’s Navy Day in Constanța on Saturday. The Archbishop of Tomis officiated a thanksgiving service and addressed the Romanian sailors and the authorities present. Recalling that the Church honours Virgin Mary on August 15, the Archbishop said that Romania is also called the Garden of…

The 2020 edition of the International Meeting of Orthodox Youth (ITO), which was programmed to be held this September in Timișoara, has been rescheduled for next year. The decision was taken considering the need to limit the Covid-19 pandemic. The latest edition of the event was held in the southern-Romania city of Craiova between September…

The VR Pilgrim application offers a virtual tour of places of worship from Lebanon, among which the “St. Nicholas” Cathedral in Beirut, one of the most affected buildings by the blast on August 4. In June, VR360 Treasures company launched the application VR Pilgrim, which allows users to take virtual tours of Christian churches across…

Watch our news bulletin in English with Charilaos Tzannis:   

Friday, August 14, Great Vespers at the Cathedral of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Wood Green, N. London, presided over by His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas in concelebration with The Right Revd Bishops Athanasios of Tropaeou and Kyrillos of Avydos. Saturday, August 15, Matins and Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Dormition of the…