His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco has issued his message regarding Lent 2020. Read the full text below:   Beloved Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, We begin our Lenten journey in troubling times. Forces of polarization and division seem to lurk everywhere, but especially in our civic life. At times, these same forces…

A seminar for college students learning foreign languages in Georgia, including Greek, was held in Tbilisi’s theological academy last week. The goal of the seminar was to cultivate an experiential relationship with the foreign language they are studying. On her part, Greek language teacher Yuli Sosiashvili noted that classical languages, such as Greek and Latin,…

The courtyard of the historic church of the Holy Trinity in central Athens off Philellinon Ave., known as the “Russian Church”, was the setting for the holding of a traditional Russian custom on Sunday, after the Divine Liturgy. The event commemorates the Sunday of Forgiveness, also known in the ecclesiastical calendar as Cheesefare Sunday. Children…

The Archdiocese of Australia conveyed its best wishes on Saturday, Feb. 29, on the occasion of the 80th birthday of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I. In an announcement, the Archdiocese called on the All Merciful God to protect and bless His All Holiness in fulfilling his mission.

Despite a price tag that might exceed 81 million dollars and a turbulent background that involved accusations of financial mismanagement, “now the construction of Saint Nicholas Shrine is on the right track and the church – once finished – will be the most visited Christian structure in New York City,” says Michael Psaros, the Vice-Chairman…

Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain has issued his Encyclical for the beginning of the Holy & Great Lent 2020. Read the full text below: Encyclical for the beginning of the Holy & Great Lent 2020 Ref. No.: ΕΓ00001 Beloved in the Lord: Each year, in the cycle of time and seasons, Holy and…

Patriarch of Antioch and All the East John X has released his Lent Pastoral Letter 2020. Read the full text below:   2020-02-23 By the mercy of God Almighty John X Patriarch of Antioch and All the East to My brothers, Pastors of the Holy Church of Antioch My sons and daughters, all over this…

Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Beirut and its Suburbs, Elias Audeh, on Thursday met with UAE Ambassador to Lebanon, Hamad Saeed Al Shamsi, with whom he discussed the current situation in the country. Archbishop Audeh then welcomed former Vice Prime Minister, Ghassan Hasbani.   — Source: nna-leb.gov.lb

2020 is a leap year, meaning that February has 29 instead of 28 days, and millions of people this year celebrate their birthday accurately, for the first time since …2016! A person born on February 29 may be called a “leapling” or a “leaper,” and depending on where one lives, he or she legally celebrate his…