His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said on the Feast of the Nativity of the Lord that Christ came into the world to sanctify creation and to teach humanity, from within it, to give thanks to God for the very existence of the created universe and for human life itself. “Christ comes into the world to sanctify…

On Sunday, 21 December, the Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain opened the doors for its annual Christmas Open House. This year, more than ever, it lived up to its name – open house, open hearts. Clergy, Archons, parish leaders, families, pupils and friends gathered from across the country, with many travelling from Birmingham, Ipswich,…

The Nativity according to the flesh of our Lord, God, and Saviour Jesus Christ was celebrated with particular splendor and a spirit of reverence at the seat of the Holy Metropolis of Austria in Vienna. On Thursday, 25 December 2025, at the historic Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, the Festal Hierarchical Divine Liturgy was…

On Sunday, 16th/28th December 2025, the Patriarchate celebrated the commemoration of the Holy Forefathers, that is to say, those “Forefathers of Christ according to the flesh, before the Law and under the Law”, and especially the Patriarch Abraham, unto whom the promise was first given, when God said unto him: “In thy seed shall all…

On Thursday, 12th/25th December 2025, the Patriarchate celebrated the memory of our Father among the Saints Spyridon, Bishop of Trimythous, the Wonderworker, at the Holy Monastery dedicated to his name, situated by the Damascus Gate, within the Old City of Jerusalem. On this feast, the Church commemorates Saint Spyridon, who was of Cypriot origin, married,…

The peaceful visit of the newly elected Patriarch of Bulgaria, Daniil, to the Ecumenical Patriarchate was concluded on Sunday, 28 December. On that day, the Patriarch of Bulgaria presided at the Divine Liturgy celebrated at the Church of Saint Stephen in Yeşilköy, within the Metropolis of Derkoi. His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, was present in…

On the Sunday after Christmas, 28 December, at the Parish of Panagia Kamariani in Red Hill, Melbourne, a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy was celebrated with due ecclesiastical splendour, presided over by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia. Present also in prayer were His Eminence Metropolitan Ezekiel of Dervis and Their Graces, Bishop Kyriakos of Melbourne and…

On the eve of the great Feast of Christmas, on Tuesday, 23 December, the Service of the Third and Sixth Hours (according to the Byzantine Parish Typikon) and the Kontakion of Christmas by Saint Romanos the Melodist were celebrated at the Metropolitan Church of Saint Gregory Palamas in Thessaloniki. The Service was presided over by…

Focusing on the fact that our era is dominated by technology, His Eminence Archbishop of Australia Makarios addresses this theme in his Christmas Message for this year. His Eminence makes it clear that the Orthodox Church is not opposed to technology; nevertheless, it expresses its concerns regarding a new virtual reality that is taking shape….