His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America visited St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church in Albany on Sunday, March 8, for the Divine Liturgy on the Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas, returning to the parish six years after his previous visit during the COVID-19 pandemic. In remarks at the conclusion of the service, the Archbishop reflected on…

His Eminence Metropolitan Ioan of Banat held a memorial service on Saturday in Lugojel for the seven Greek fans who lost their lives in a road accident on 27 January 2026. His Eminence served a Trisagion (memorial prayer service) and blessed the monument erected in their memory at the site of the accident. About 120…

With deep reverence, the Service of the Second Stanza of the Salutations to the Most Holy Theotokos was celebrated on the evening of Friday, 6 March, at the Church of Panagia Soumela in East Keilor, within the Holy Diocese of Chora. The sacred service was presided over by His Grace Bishop Evmenios of Chora. During…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, concerned about the events taking place in the Middle East, communicated by telephone with His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch, and inquired about his situation and that of the flock under his jurisdiction. He expressed his heartfelt wishes and the sincere interest of both himself and the Ecumenical Patriarchate,…

On Sunday, 8 March, the Second Sunday of Lent, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia visited the Parish of Saint Stylianos in the suburb of Gymea in Sydney, where he celebrated the Divine Liturgy. Concelebrating with him were the Parish Priest, Fr. Constantine Varipatis, Fr. Christos Triantafyllou, and Fr. Dimitrios Karakiozis. During the service, the…

On March 9, Romania commemorates both the Feast of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste and the Day of Remembrance for Anti-Communist Political Prisoners from the period 1944–1989. Each year on this date, Romanians have a moral duty to remember those who resisted the totalitarian communist regime, confessing the Orthodox faith against state-imposed atheism. Many were…

On Saturday 28th February 2026, Pan-Orthodox Vespers were celebrated at the Romanian Orthodox Church of St Constantine and St Helen in Bristol, bringing together clergy and faithful from several Orthodox communities of the region in a spirit of prayer, fellowship and shared witness. The service was hosted by Fr Ioan Claudiu Moldovan, Priest-in-Charge of the…

The Church of Greece has issued its annual encyclical for the “Week of Priestly Vocations,” which will be read in churches across the country on the Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross during Holy and Great Lent. In the encyclical, the Holy Synod highlights the spiritual significance of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross,…

On the evening of Wednesday, 4 March, His Eminence Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Chalkida celebrated the Service of the Presanctified Gifts at the Holy Monastery of Saint David the Elder in Limni, Euboea. During the service, His Eminence performed the monastic tonsure of the long-time novice of the Holy Monastery, Konstantinos Koukouros, to whom he gave…