ROSCOE, NY – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided over the Divine Liturgy and the Enthronement of the Very Reverend Archimandrite Stephanos as Abbot and Elder of the Holy Monastery of Saint Nektarios in Roscoe, New York, opening a new chapter for the monastery and marking a significant moment for Orthodox monasticism in the…

His Beatitude Theophilos III, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, told H.E. Michel Issa, the U.S. ambassador to Lebanon, that Jerusalem’s Christian presence is vital to the Middle East. The Patriarch of Jerusalem welcomed Issa to the Patriarchate amid war and regional crisis. He said H.E. Issa’s regional roots and Christian heritage gave him an understanding of…

Today, 20 August / 2 September 2026, an Emergency Assembly convened under the Presidency of His Beatitude, our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, with the main subject being the state of health of Elder Chrysostomos, Hegumen of the Holy Monastery of Saint Gerasimos of the Jordan, as well as the appropriate provision for…

On Tuesday, 1 September, the Parish-Community of Saints Anargiri in Oakleigh welcomed His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Melbourne, who presided over Matins and the Divine Liturgy offered for the entire school community of Oakleigh Grammar, bringing together students, teachers, staff, and members of the wider school community in prayer at the beginning of the new…

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel urged young people attending the 2026 International Orthodox Youth Meeting (ITO) in Bucharest on Tuesday to have the desire to courageously bear witness to Christian values. The Patriarch of Romania emphasized that „the young Orthodox Christian who loves God and others discovers and bears witness to the truth that the Crucified…

The 31st Greek Film Festival has released an exciting program of films and film events for its full program for the Sydney and Melbourne seasons. Presented by the Greek Orthodox Community of NSW and the Greek Community of Melbourne, the Festival will run in Sydney and Melbourne from 13 -25 October across multiple Palace cinema…

With due ecclesiastical splendour and reverence, the feast of the Beheading of the Honorable Head of Saint John the Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord was celebrated on Saturday, 29 August 2026, at the Holy Church of the Nativity of Saint John the Forerunner in Nea Synoikia – Ano Vosporos. The Divine Liturgy was presided…

Rector of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Professor Gerasimos Siasos, met with His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the seat of the Ecumenical Throne in the Phanar. Among other matters, Rector Professor Gerasimos Siasos briefed the Ecumenical Patriarch — who has been proclaimed Honorary Doctor of all the Schools and Departments of the…

With prayerful reverence and the participation of a large number of faithful, the Holy Metropolis of Kydonia and Apokoronas celebrated the Beheading of the Venerable Head of the Holy and Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John, with the celebrations centred upon the Great Vespers in Kournas, Apokoronas, and the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at the Church…