The best cure for fear at all times is not masks and garlic but love and compassion, says the hierarch of the UOC. On March 16, 2020, Metropolitan Anthony (Pakanich), Metropolitan of Boryspil and Brovary, the UOC Chancellor, spoke about how important it is to remain human and save yourself in the difficult situation of…
With the imposition of extraordinary restrictive measures in Bulgaria, due to the epidemiological situation, on its official website Bulgaria’s Holy Synod has announced that the divine liturgies served in the Patriarchal Cathedral of Saint Alexander Nevsky in the centre of the capital Sofia will be broadcast live on the Facebook page of the Bulgarian Patriarchate….
On March 18, 2020, the government of Uganda suspended with immediate effect, Church services for a period of one month. “Lord have Mercy!”. This is due to the worldwide outbreak of the deadly CoronaVirus COVID-19 that has so far claimed a multitude of lives internationally. This announcement was made by His Excellency President of the…
All face-to-face classes on campus in Redfern (NSW) and the Melbourne facilitation classes hosted at St John’s College in Preston (VIC) have been suspended for the foreseeable future, effective immediately, and until further notice. In the meantime, lectures will be transferred to distance education online delivery mode via Moodle. Students residing within the college dormitory…
The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America has released a statement to the faithful regarding church attendance and best practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the full text below: As Orthodox Christians, we are united in the sacraments and our teachings, but as human beings we are also united…
H. E. Archbishop Elpidophoros of America sent a letter to H. E. Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco regarding the Divine Services during the coronavirus pandemic. The letter was published on the official website of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco. His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco says: Beloved in the Lord, May…
We must embrace the change. It is pointless to continuously resist. We must cut off our will in front of others. God in His goodness has arranged things perfectly, so that with our gifts, we can help each other, and with our faults, we can be humbled by each other. For every person has some…
Brother hierarchs and beloved children in the Lord, From the Phanar, from the heart of the Queen of Cities, from the City of the Great Church and of Haghia Sophia, we are communicating with each and every one of you – women, men, and children – because of the unprecedented conditions and tribulation that…
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