World Red Cross Day
World Red Cross day is observed on May 8 to celebrate the principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The day is observed on May 8 on the birth anniversary of Henry…
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Holy Fire has descended in Church of Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
The Holy Fire has descended in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem entered the church a little after 1:00 PM, and after vesting and processing thrice…
Three families with 19 children receive new homes for Pascha from Iași parish
Three struggling families from Iași, Romania, will spend Pascha in new homes thanks to the missionary priest Fr. Dan Damaschin and the Voice of Life association from the Church of Sts. Cosmas and Damian at…
World Health Day 2020: WHO celebrates efforts of nurses and midwives in the year of pandemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) observes World Health Day on 7 April every year. The contribution of doctors, nurses and other health workers is acknowledged on this day. The tagline of World Health Day 2020…
Romanian hieromonk from Scotland on the current medical crisis: This is something we have all done
‘I just want to say a few words to hopefully help you stay sane through all of this. This feels like one of the main challenges of the moment’, said Father Serafim Aldea from a…
Bulgarian Metropolitan of Lovech blesses city from overlooking heights
While a number of hierarchs have been blessing their respective cities and provinces from above on plane and helicopter rides, His Eminence Metropolitan Gabriel of Lovech, one of the most authoritative hierarchs of the Bulgarian…
The state of emergency is a special state of prevention of the spread of the epidemic, not a state of panic and discouragement
The Romanian Orthodox Church is gradually and responsibly adapting, depending on the evolution of the situation caused by the epidemic, as all the important institutions in the country do, respecting and promoting in the public…
Three Athonite Elders officially included in the calendar of the Church
The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate officially included in the calendar of the Church Saints Joseph the Hesychast (Elder Joseph), Ephraim of Katounakia and Daniil of Katounakia. The Synod made the official announcement on…
HB Arch. Hieronymos II of Athens celebrates his 82nd birthday
On March 10, 2020, His Beatitude Hieronymos II, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece celebrates his 82nd birthday. His Beatitude Hieronymos II born Ioannis Liapis in Oinofyta, Boeotia, in 1938, is a graduate of the…
Serbian Patriarch Irinej visits the US, meets with Archbishop Elpidophoros
On Wednesday, March 4, 2020, His Beatitude, Patriarch Irinej of Serbia visited the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Headquarters. In his welcoming remarks, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America expressed his joy in welcoming the…