The Patriarchate of Romania this week condemned a publicity campaign that featured physicians depicted as holy saints, in styles that...
Archbishop of Cyprus, His Beatitude Chrysostomos, this week praised his and the Church’s cooperation with Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and...
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, as widely expected, on Tuesday afternoon announced a relaxation of imposed restrictions in the country, ones...
Today marks the 2nd Wednesday after Pascha, Holy and Great Easter. The Church today venerates the memory of Jason and...
Greece education and religious affairs minister, during a nationally televised press briefing on Wednesday afternoon, thanked the Autocephalous Church of...
The Romanian Patriarchate has announced that the amount of aid offered by the Church to the fight against the coronavirus...
Ioannis A. Papagiannopoulos, Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Economics, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany Vassilis I. Sideris, Alexandra Hospital of Athens, Greece Michael Boschmann, Experimental and Clinical Research Center (ECRC), Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany Olga S. Koutsoni – Eleni N. Dotsika, Laboratory of Cellular Immunology, Department of Microbiology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, Athens, Greece Summary Background: Although there is considerable research in the field of fasting and fluid restriction, little is known about the impact of food and water deprivation (FWD) on body circumferences and vital parameters. Methods: During 5 days of FWD in 10 healthy adults, hemodynamic, metabolic, and renal parameters, such as weight, 5 circumferences at neck, waist, hip, chest at axilla, chest at nipples, and 1 new oblique hip circumference were measured daily. ...
Lord, I heard Your celebrant today praying for our brothers and sisters ‘who are absent for good reason’. And they...
Lord, I heard Your celebrant today praying for our brothers and sisters ‘who are absent for good reason’. And they stuck in my mind. I want to find them, to discover them and then send up fervent supplications for them. Who are they, Lord? Who are they who are far away from Your house at the time of the Divine Liturgy? Certainly there are those who are too ill to attend. Those for whom it’s their heart’s desire, but whose body fails them. The soul leaps at being close to You, in the warm embrace of Your church, but the flesh, sick as it is, can’t consent. Then there are their companions, the guardian angels of the patients, who, in the hospital or ...
A LETTER OF APPRECIATION REGARDING YOUR RESPONSE TO OUR SUMMONS TO PRAYER Μost beloved Clergy, Monastics and Faithful of our...
Registration open for New York-based event Plans for the 2020 Pan-Orthodox Music Symposium have been reconfigured to a global online...
Thomas Sunday was celebrated in a unique way by the Russian Boxing Federation yesterday, as the group launched a giant...
Some joke that Thomas Sunday is the name-day of unbelievers. Certainly, unbelief is hardly a virtue to rejoice over, nor should we congratulate those who have it. Even though some hymns consider Thomas’ unbelief to be ‘good’, it’s still a flaw. This is how Saint John Chrysostom sees it. Referring to Saint John the Evangelist, he says: ‘See how the apostles love the truth. They don’t hide their own flaws, nor those of others, but record them with great honesty’. He deigned to be touched This is why Chrysostom notes that Christ’s encouragement to Thomas to touch him and not be unbelieving but a believer isn’t merely a suggestion, but a rebuke. He says: ‘He used the words as a sharp reprimand’. ...
Having a hard time staying connected with God? Join us to discuss practical ideas on how to stay connected with...
Having a hard time staying connected with God? Join us to discuss practical ideas on how to stay connected with Christ. We are pleased to announce our next myOCN Community Online Gathering this coming Thursday, April 30th, at 4:00 pm EST with special guest Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis. Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis Fr. Christopher Metropulos, our Executive Director, will be offering a “Let’s Talk” 45-minute interactive video session on Zoom with limited availability for two-way discussion. We will also be live-streamed on our Facebook page. Join us and thousands online for prayers and discussion. Families are welcome, and you will have the opportunity to ask questions. If you would like to attend, please register HERE to receive sign-in instructions. This program is generously brought to you by the ...
As we continue to celebrate the joy of the Resurrection today, we also commemorate the victorious great martyr, St. George. He was from Cappadocia, born into a wealthy and noble family. He was a high ranking officer in the Roman army, and a Christian, who was arrested for his faith during one of the persecutions ordered by Emperor Diocletian (284-305). After a period of horrific trial, he was beheaded and later buried in Lydde, Palestine. In the conscience of the Church, he was immediately recognized as a Saint, inspired by the many miracles surrounding him. The veneration of St. George soon extended throughout the world, and when the persecutions ended, churches were built dedicated to him in Constantinople, Syria, ...
The Metropolitan of Corfu and the Paxous Islands, His Eminence Nektarios, spoke with the Orthodoxia News Agency and journalist Maria...
The Metropolitan of Trikkis and Stagon, His Eminence Chrysostomos, on Monday afternoon, amid the joyous ringing of church bells, welcomed...
The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, this week issued an encyclical, reminding hierarchs, clerics and monks...
The Romanian Patriarchate this week called for the voluntary attendance of pupils in a new public school curriculum touching on...
