In the presence of the President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, the inauguration of the sacristy of Athens Metropolitan Temple was held, on Sunday, January 19th. Archbishop Ieronymos presided over the inauguration and several…
His Holiness Patriarch-Catholicos Ilia II of Georgia became the Godfather to another 521 children on Tuesday, January 14, reports Interpress News, quoted by OrthoChristian. Since January 2008, His Holiness Catholics-Patriarch Ilia II has been holding several…
Here’s a look at 2019’s most liked tweets on the @BasilicaNews Twitter account. 1. Priest feeds infant while proclaiming Gospel at baptism service.https://t.co/hOY3ULhE9N pic.twitter.com/1fOudXXBa5 — Basilica.ro (EN) (@BasilicaNews) November 4, 2019 2. Memory eternal to…
Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia celebrated on 04 January his 87th birthday. Ilia II, also transliterated as Ilya or Elijah (born January 4, 1933), is the current Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia and the spiritual leader…
His Beatitude John X of Antioch celebrates on January 1st 2020 his 65th birthday. His Beatitude Patriarch John X was born in 1955 in the city of Lattakia, Syria. His father Mounah Yazigi was from…
On the Feast of Prophet Daniel, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel celebrates his name day. On this occasion, the Divine Liturgy will be celebrated on Tuesday, 17 December 2019, at the Patriarchal Cathedral, followed by a…
The Holy Prophet Daniel is the fourth of the major prophets. In the years following 600 B.C. Jerusalem was conquered by the Babylonians, the Temple built by Solomon was destroyed, and many of the Israelite…
UNESCO has inscribed Byzantine chant in Cyprus and Greece on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, In Cyprus reported. The decision was taken by the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of…
As the weather turns colder, there is an increased need for humanitarian and social aid, especially in cities, and the Local Orthodox Churches throughout the world have various programs for assisting those in need. Though…
Pro Vita Iași, pro life department of Iași Archdiocese, is running a large-scale food drive for two weeks this month to benefit large families this winter season. The program, “Joy in the Family-Pizza for Good…