Holy Communion
Greece
Greek Church Slams "Neurotic" Focus on Holy Communion
The Holy Synod of the Church of Greece said on Monday that members of the media who allege that the coronavirus can be spread via Communion are "neurotic."
In a statement issued after the death over the weekend of Ioannis,...
Greek church
New Hampshire Warns Greek Orthodox Clergy to Cease Communion After Coronavirus Outbreak
After reopening this Spring, Greek Orthodox worshipers have been receiving Communion as usual in their parish churches, hoping against hope that they would not be infected with the coronavirus by reception of the Mysteries.
However, an outbreak did occur, at...
Greece
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: Coronavirus Not Transmitted by Holy Communion
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on Sunday expressed his view that there is no danger of becoming infected by the coronavirus from receiving Holy Communion.
The Patriarch, whose seat is in the Phanar in Istanbul, Turkey, officiated at the Divine Liturgy celebrated...
Greece
Does a Spoon Constitute a Spiritual and Ecclesiastical Crisis?
By Archon Elias Damianakis*
Have we lost our minds or simply succumbed to the idolatry of sentimentalism?
“I’m an old woman; all I had was going to the church,” said Dimitra, a 79-year-old in Greece, “But I’m afraid.”
Have we lost our...
Greece
Catholic Church Changes Holy Communion Procedure
Thousands of Orthodox faithful flocked to churches on Sunday following their opening after two months of lockdown because of the coronavirus threat.
Lines for Holy Communion, which is shared by the same spoon, stretched out the door as Orthodox Christians...
Diaspora
Germany Says No to Greek Orthodox Holy Communion Over Coronavirus Fears
The German government has decided to ban Holy Communion in the form it is given to Orthodox Christians in fear that it is conducive to the spread of coronavirus and endangers public health.
Even though the Divine Liturgy in Orthodox...
Greece
Greek Orthodox Church Drags Its Feet in the Age of Coronavirus
As Kuwait authorities have temporarily closed mosques and changed the Muslim call to prayer to deal with the spread of coronavirus, the Greek Orthodox Church is refusing to take drastic steps as at least 190 cases and three fatalities...