His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia will hold a memorial service on Friday, 31 July at 12:00md for the repose of the souls of the victims of the Coronavirus pandemic and will commemorate the names of the brethren who have recently departed this life and, in particular, those who were residents of the aged care…

In a letter to the Hellenic College Holy Cross community, President George M. Cantonis announced that, in light of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, the campus will not reopen for the fall semester and all courses will continue to be taught online. “This decision was not made lightly,” he stressed. “Administrators and staff spent countless hours…

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On 28 July 2020, the commemoration day of the Equal-to-the-Apostles Great Prince Vladimir, the church-state celebration day of the Baptism of Russia, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the cathedral Church of Christ the Saviour in Moscow. The Bishops’ Council of the Russian Orthodox Church, which took…

Romania ranks 3rd in the world in terms of canonical Orthodox population, according to a review made by Matthew Namee from the Society for Orthodox Christian History in the Americas. Another conclusion of his analysis is that most of the Christian Orthodox in the West are Romanian. The first three countries in terms of the Orthodox population…

Greek Agricultural Organization “Elgo-Dimitra” has donated a ton and a half of feta cheese to churches and philanthropic organizations in Greece and the US, including 57 kilos to New York City’s ‘City Meals on Wheels’. Another 80 kilos was provided to the Archdiocesan Cathedral Philoptochos Society of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. The rest…

“The message from all European capitals was that any deterioration in Greek-Turkish relations, through the performance by Turkey of abusive actions against the sovereign rights of Greece, will have consequences for Ankara’s relationship with Europe,” Alternate Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis stressed on Wednesday in an interview with SKAI TV. “Just because a move was made…

The Church today venerates the memory of the Holy Martyr Callinicus of Cilicia, who endured numerous torments and achieved the crown of martyrdom for his faith in the north central Asia Minor city of Gangra. A feature is posted today on the pages of the diakonima.gr site.

The third part of a second online assembly from Mount Athos with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, and physicians and healthcare professions, has been posted today on the pages of the online magazine Pemptousia.      Watch Part 1 Watch Part 2