Foundation of Church of St. Joseph the Hesychast laid in Madagascar
24. December 2019 - 16:21
The foundation of a new church named in honor of the newly-glorified St. Joseph the Hesychast has been laid in the African country of Madagascar. It is perhaps the first church that will be built in honor of the great 20th-century Athonite father.
Coins in Trevi Fountain to go to Catholic Church charity, Caritas
24. December 2019 - 12:13
1.5 million euros is the amount of money recovered from the coins, which are thrown each year into the famous Fontana di Trevi in Rome. This money usually is spent on charity and social welfare projects.
Over the past two years, a row has broken out between the Rome City Council and Catholic Church, which also includes the well-known Catholic relief, development and social service organizations, Caritas, over who will manage this money. Traditionally, the coins, which are thrown by the tourist for good fortune, scooped out of the Fontana di Trevi are destined for Catholic charity.
Father Georgios Metallinos passed away
19. December 2019 - 23:59
Father Georgios Metallinos, a professor emeritus at the University of Athens, passed away this morning at the age of 79.
Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and All Greece will preside over the funeral service on Saturday, December 21, at 2:00 p.m. at the Church of Saint Thomas in Ampelokipoi.
Governor of Alexandria: We are on the side of the Patriarchate of Alexandria
20. December 2019 - 23:53
The Governor of Alexandria, Mohamed El-Sherif, who took office on November 27, expressed his respect and appreciation for the Greek Orthodox Church of Africa, which has been based in the flagship city of Alexandria for 2,000 years, maintaining the historic relations between Greece and Egypt.
“We are on the side of the Patriarchate of Alexandria,” the governor of Alexandria told the primate of the Patriarchate of Alexandria.
Christmas Message of Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain
19. December 2019 - 23:50
Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Bitain has published his Christmas message for 2019. The Archbishop notes that “It is this Christ who is born for the salvation of the world. And while he was born at a special moment in time, He must be born in the hearts of all people and not be bound by time, space, and place. He is to fill the vacuum of emptiness and transfigure the suffering soul into an oasis of peace.”
