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Patriarch of Alexandria expresses solidarity with Patriarchs of Antioch and Jerusalem amid Middle East tensions
17+ hour, 3+ min ago (205+ words) Amid the difficult circumstances currently facing the Middle East and the trials experienced by the peoples of the region, Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria held telephone conversations on March 9 with Patriarch John X of Antioch and Patriarch Theophilos III of…...
Greece, France, and Cyprus leaders held trilateral meeting in Paphos
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (227+ words) A trilateral meeting between Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Emmanuel Macron, and Nikos Christodoulides concluded in Paphos, focusing on regional cooperation and security developments. Following their discussions, the three leaders visited the Joint Rescue Coordination Center, where they were greeted by the operators…...
Hierarchical Divine Liturgy of the Second Sunday of Lent in Vienna
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (467+ words) On the Second Sunday of Lent, March 8, 2026, during which our Church commemorates the memory of our holy Father Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessaloniki, Metropolitan Arsenios of Austria, presided over the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at the German-speaking parish of Saint John…...
Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
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Ecumenical Patriarch visits editorial offices of PAROS magazine in Constantinople
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (140+ words) Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I visited the editorial offices of the monthly magazine PAROS, which is published in Constantinople. During his visit, the Ecumenical Patriarch congratulated the magazine's director, Mayda Saris, and her team on the occasion of the 15th anniversary since…...
Greek PM and French President visiting Cyprus amid tensions in the Middle East
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (236+ words) Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is traveling to Cyprus on Monday as part of the defense assistance provided by Greece to Cyprus. "President Macron's visit to Paphos expresses France's solidarity with Cyprus, a member state of the European Union, with which…...
Patriarch of Moscow celebrates Liturgy at Moscow's Pokrovsky Monastery on Second Sunday of Lent
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (371+ words) On March 8, 2026, the Second Sunday of Great Lent, which also marks the commemoration of Gregory Palamas and the feast of the discovery of the relics of Matrona of Moscow (1998), Patriarch Kirill of Moscow visited the Pokrovsky Stauropegial Convent in Moscow....
Forty Holy Martyrs of Sebaste (9 March)
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (335+ words) In the year 313 Saint Constantine the Great issued an edict granting Christians religious freedom, and officially recognizing Christianity as equal with paganism under the law. But his co-ruler Licinius was a pagan, and he decided to stamp out Christianity in…...
Archbishop of Australia: We do not save the Church; the Church saves us
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (643+ words) On Sunday, 8 March, the Second Sunday of Lent, Archbishop Makarios of Australia visited the Parish of Saint Stylianos in the suburb of Gymea in Sydney, where he celebrated the Divine Liturgy. Concelebrating with him were the Parish Priest, Fr. Constantine…...
Patriarch of Serbia celebrates Divine Liturgy in Belgrade on the Feast of St. Gregory Palamas
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (339+ words) On the Second Sunday of Great Lent, dedicated to Gregory Palamas, Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Church of Saint Mark in Belgrade. In his homily, the Patriarch reflected on the theological teaching of St....