The Metropolitan Bishop of Montenegro and the Littoral, His Eminence Amphilochios, referred to the mass participation of young people in twice-weekly rallies and prayers services in the small Adriatic country, held in protest against a controversial law that the Church charges is a thinly veiled attempt to by the Montenegro state to seize its properties…

The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, on Monday announced extra measures to protect the health of the Greek Orthodox flock of America, and the health of the wider public. These decisions were taken in light of the recommendations by US federal, state, and municipal officials as well as public health agencies. Greek Orthodox churches…

In southeast Europe, the Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, addressed a sermon of encouragement and hope to the Romanian people, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, speaking in Bucharest’s Patriarchal Cathedral. The Romanian Church has repeatedly urged the faithful in the country to trust public health authorities and to comply with guidelines and issued…

The Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, His Beatitude John X, called on the faithful to treat life as a “sacred gift” by God, in underlining the need for people to follow public health officials’ guidelines and recommendations for dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. His Beatitude reminded the flock not to assemble in large…

The Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, His Divine Beatitude Theodoros II, again expressed his dire concern over living conditions in several parts of the continent, and especially the lack of clean drinking water. His Divine Beatitude called on Orthodox clerics and hierarchs in Africa to console and stand by, in solidarity, with…

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday evening abruptly announced that his government has ordered the closure of all places of worship in the east Mediterranean country until March 30, for all but ‘personal worship’, as part of even stricter measures to reduce exposure to the coronavirus outbreak. In a post on the Greek prime…

The Church today venerates the memory of Alexis, the Man of God. St. Alexis’ Holy Relic is preserved today at the Monastery of Lavra, near the mountainous town of Kalavryta, in southwest Greece.

On the Second Sunday of Great Lent, the Church opens before us the well-known page of the Holy Gospel about the cure of a paralytic man. This gospel passage shows us the healing power of our Saviour Jesus Christ and highlights the importance of caring for one’s health. Referring to the four friends who made…

On the second weekend of Great Lent, in which we commemorate St. Gregory Palamas each year, His Eminence Metropolitan Basilios travelled to New Zealand on a pastoral visit in which he also ordained Dn. Chris Hristov to the rank of Holy Priesthood. His Eminence Basilios began the trip by visiting the Orthodox faithful in Wellington,…