Greece

Archbishop Ieronymos to the new Prime Minister: I wish you strength and patience

The new Prime Minister and President of New Democracy, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, was sworn in on Monday, July 8, in the presence of the President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Romfea News reports. The inauguration was carried out by Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece, along with the Chief Secretary of the Holy Synod,…

Jul 9, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Four new monks at Bulgarian Zographou Monastery on Mt. Athos

On the Sunday of St. John Climacus and the great feast of the Annunciation, Zographou Monastery had the joy of four men dedicating their lives to God in the angelic monastic life, reports the site of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, cited by Orthochristian. During the All-Night Vigil of April 6-7, when the entire Holy Mountain was celebrating…

Apr 13, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Honourable Hand of Saint Andrew the First-Called arrives in Romania 

The Honourable Hand of Saint Andrew the First-Called arrived Friday morning in Bucharest being brought for the consecration of Romania’s National Cathedral, an event that will be recorded by history. The reliquary containing the Honourable Hand of Romania’s Patron Saint was brought by a delegation of the Greek Orthodox Church, led by Metropolitan Chrysostomos of…

Nov 23, 2018Iulian Dumitraşcu

Greek Parliament awards Ecumenical Patriarch for his environmental work

The Greek Parliament and the Association of Constantinople awarded the Ecumenical Bartholomew for his multifaceted contribution to environmental protection, during a ceremony held at the Megaron Mousikis in Athens. The ceremony took place in the ‘Christos Lambrakis’ hall in the presence of the President of the Hellenic Republic, Mr Prokopis Pavlopoulos, the political class as…

Oct 11, 2018Florin Nicolaie

Miraculous church of Panagia Plataniotissa in Kalavryta

At the village of Plataniotissa, 30km northwest of Kalavryta, at a beautiful green location, is one of the holiest and most unique pilgrimages of Greece, Panagia Plataniotissa (All Holy Virgin of the Plane Tree) which is tucked inside the hollow of a large plane tree, Greek City Times reports. It’s a special and natural phenomenon which…

Sep 24, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, declaration on the destructive fires in the Attica and other areas of Greece

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew’s Statement on the Destructive Wildfires in Attica and Other Regions of Greece: “We are overwhelmed by the dramatic developments in the region of Attica, which we have followed from the very first moment, and are a result of the large wildfires that have destroyed human lives, the properties of residents and incinerated the…

Jul 30, 2018Sorin Ioniţe

Saint George of Ioannina proclaimed Patron Saint of Greek Presidential Guard

During a ceremony led by His Beatitude Archbishop Hieronymos of Athens Wednesday, Jan. 17, Saint George of Ioannina also known as St George of Fustanella was proclaimed Protector Saint of the ceremonial infantry unit that guards the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Presidential Mansion in Athens, Greece. The Archbishop blessed a memorial in…

Jan 26, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Patriarch Daniel sends message of sympathy over Greece flash floods

As a sign of sympathy to those seriously affected by the torrential rainfall in Attica region, near Athens, Greece, and by the flash flooding, which killed at least 16 people, and injured more than 20 persons, causing great material damage, the Romanian Patriarchate addresses the Greek people with a message of solidarity on behalf of…

Nov 17, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

June 5-8, 2018: International ecological symposium in Attica, Greece

A Green Attica for a Sustainable Environment. Preserving the Planet and Protecting Its People is the title of the international ecological symposium organized next year by the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Regional Prefecture of Attiki. The symposium will convene theologians and scientists, political and business leaders, as well as activists and journalists from all over the world.…

Nov 8, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

St. Vlasios of Akarnania Celebrated in Greece

In a joyful and festive atmosphere, the first official commemoration of the memory of the hieromartyr St. Vlasios of Akarnania and those martyred with him was celebrated in Sklavaina of Vonitsa, Acarnania, Greece, reports Romfea. The official glorification ceremony of St. Vlasios and his companions took place in August 2016 in the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Participating in…

Jul 12, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

Pavleia International Congress | Peacemakers in a conflict affected world

Message of His Beatitude DANIEL, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, addressed to the participants in the 23rd edition of the “Pavleia” International Congress, Veria, 26-29 June 2017: The Romanian Orthodox Church has gladly received also this year the invitation to participate in the works of the “Pavleia” International Congress dedicated to Holy Apostle Paul,…

Jun 29, 2017Sorin Ioniţe