Liturgy
Greece
Celebrating Orthodox Palm Sunday in Greece
Palm Sunday marks the last Sunday before Easter, and signals the beginning of Holy Week, an important period of prayer and reflection.
Greek church
Ecumenical Patriarch Officiates at Soumela Monastery Liturgy
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew led a liturgy at the historic Soumela Monastery in the Black Sea province of Trabzon on Aug. 15.
Crime
Greek Priest Fined for Celebrating Liturgy After Government Ban
An ugly scene broke out in the northern Greek town in Chalkidiki this past weekend, after a priest celebrated the Liturgy in defiance of the new government lockdown to help contain the spread of the coronavirus.
The priest ended up...
Diaspora
Greece to Finally Celebrate Pascha on Tuesday
For the first time ever in history, the Greek Orthodox faithful will celebrate the Resurrection of Christ on a Tuesday, instead of the traditional Saturday midnight liturgy earlier in the Spring.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic the traditional Pascha celebration...
Australia
Australia’s Greek Orthodox Churches to Conduct Liturgies Behind Closed Doors
Greek Orthodox churches will be conducting liturgies every Sunday and throughout the Orthodox Holy Week behind closed doors.
This has been the practice already in place following the general rules implemented by Australia's government in its efforts to limit the...
Greece
Greece to Celebrate Easter Divine Liturgy at Midnight May 26
The Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church decided on Thursday that the last Divine Liturgy of the Resurrection on May 26, will be celebrated in a way that all the faithful can attend, provided that coronavirus restrictions are...
Greece
Greek Church Requests Coronavirus Exception to Conduct Liturgies Behind Closed Doors
The leadership of the Orthodox Christian Church of Greece requested an exemption from the coronavirus curfew measures in a letter sent to the Education & Religion Ministry officials on Thursday.
Their request was submitted so that they could carry on...