Orthodox Churches

Patriarch of Antioch congratulates Serbian Patriarch’s Patron Saint-day

His Beatitude John, Patriarch of Antioch and All East, congratulated His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, his Patron-saint day

Patriarch John of Antioch in a phone conversation congratulated Serbian Patriarch Irinej his heavenly Patron, the Fourth-day Lazarus, and wished him abundant blessings of God.

Four-day Procession With Relics of St. Olaf Against Coronavirus Held in Norway

For four days in a row in the 5th week of Lent, cross processions with the holy relics of St. Olaf were held in various Norwegian cities and villages in Trøndelag County.

Church of Greece donates medical goods and supplies worth € 300,000

The Church of Greece carried out the decision made by Archbishop Ieroynmos of Athens and the Standing Holy Synod on the 1st of April 2020 and donated to the Ministry of Health 60,000 medical masks, 38,750 KN95 masks, 16,500 fast coronavirus tests, and 30 respirators worth € 300,000.

Belarusian Church Donates Respiratory Equipment, Masks, And Hot Meals To Minsk Hospital

Orthodox Churches throughout the world have donated much-needed medical equipment, protective masks and suits, coronavirus tests, and much more throughout the ongoing pandemic. Among them is the Belarusian Orthodox Church.

Accumulating all its forces to help medical institutions and doctors, the Belarusian Orthodox Synodal Department for Church Charity and Social Service, donated an oxygen concentrator to the Minsk City Oncology Clinic yesterday, on the feast of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos, reports the press service of the Belarusian Church.

Bucharest Archdiocese tailor shops make disposable coveralls for volunteers who help the vulnerable

Church-affiliated volunteers who help vulnerable persons during the coronavirus crisis will receive disposable coveralls made by the tailor shops of the Archdiocese of Bucharest.

According to a statement by the Social-Philanthropic Department of the Romanian Patriarchate on Monday, the Archdiocese’s tailor workshop ‘Reverenda’ and the embroidery workshop ‘Altarul’ have already made 30 disposable gowns. They will produce another 60 items soon.

Patriarchate of Alexandria donated 200,000 Egyptian pounds against coronavirus outbreak

The Patriarchate of Alexandria and all of Africa expressed support to the Egyptian people and to the authorities’ fight against coronavirus pandemic.

The Patriarchate of Alexandria donated 200,000 Egyptian pounds (approximately € 11,120) to the Tahya Misr Fund (means “Long Live Egypt”) set aside to fund the state’s efforts to rescue anyone infected with the virus, such as the treatment of patients, the purchase of medical supplies and clinical equipment for nurses, and, more generally, for Egypt’s fight against the deadly virus.