A series of spiritual and cultural events, entitled “Days of Metropolitan Amphilochios”, organized by the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral, commenced in the crypt of the Cathedral of the Resurrection of the Lord in the Montenegro capital of Podgorica. The series of events come on the one-year anniversary of the Repose in the Lord…

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Today, October 28, is a national holiday in Greece, commemorating the country’s entry into WWII in 1940 on the side of the Allies. The focus of the annual commemoration was again in the northern metropolis of Thessaloniki, where a military parade was held through the city’s center, in the presence of Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou….

The Church today commemorates the Holy Protection of the Theotokos, the Virgin Mary. In the Greek Orthodox tradition, this feast is celebrated on October 28, while in the Slavic tradition, the feast day is celebrated on October 1.

This time, 81 years ago, a small, two-syllable word signalled to history to begin writing another glorious chapter about the Greek people. The heroic, “OXI” (NO) came out effortlessly from the lips and flooded the hearts of our proud ancestors, not allowing fear to penetrate and be overwhelmed by turmoil. By bravely raising their stature…

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Τhe Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi has published the Greek-language book “Horizons of Freedom”, in the theology category. The author is Georgios Mantzaridis. To order or for more information, please visit the webpage www Vatopedi gr.

Shooting for the film “Diakos” continues in the country. The film coincides with the bicentennial of the beginning of the Greek War of Independence and focuses on revolutionary hero and martyr Athanasios Diakos. The production is the work of the theatrical group of the cultural center Aghios Fotios, under the Holy Metropolis of Kitrous, Katerini…

The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Porfirije, on Monday received members of the Greek Economic Association of Serbia at the Patriarchal residence in Belgrade. The latter briefed His Holiness of their desire to support scholarships for students at the Orthodox Theology School at the University of Belgrade who want to study the Greek language. Representatives…