Hieromonk Policarp Athenagoras, abbot of Canada’s only Romanian Orthodox monastery, visited the Orthodox community in Timmins, Ontario, in early October. The cleric made a round trip of more than 1,350 kilometres to join the faithful at the Dormition of the Mother of God Parish. The programme included prayer, liturgical services and meetings with members of…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America welcomed Hellenic Olympic Committee President Isidoros Kouvelos and former Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis to the Archdiocese headquarters on October 14 for a luncheon held in their honor, as Greece’s Olympic leadership looks ahead to the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles. “For us, meeting the Greek American community…

The Serbian Patriarchate and Pemptousia invite you to a Digital Fellowship, which will take place on Friday, 23 October 2026, at 19:30 (Greek Time). His Holiness Porfirije, Patriarch of Serbia, will engage in a dialogue with Elder Ephraim. Topic: “The Presence of the Holy Belt in Serbia” Simultaneous translation available into Greek, Serbian, English, Romanian,…

Ambassador Duncan was deeply honoured to be invested with the Order of the Christ Loving by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia in a solemn ceremony at the Australian Residence in Athens yesterday. The honour recognises her distinguished service, generosity of spirit, and dedication to fostering the enduring bonds between Greece and Australia, including her…

On Friday, October 2, 2026, Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea and Exarch of Japan, accompanied by Deacon Christopher Jonker, flew to the island of Okinawa. Their first stop was the Chapel of St. Nicholas, located on the U.S. base Camp Foster. There, with the Metropolitan presiding, the military chaplain Fr. Andrew Kearns and Deacon Christopher served…

Monday marked 30 years since Iași received the relics of the Holy Apostle Andrew for the feast of St. Parascheva. The historic event drew more than one million faithful to the city, Moldavia’s traditional capital. The reliquary containing the Honourable Skull of the Holy Apostle Andrew arrived on 12 October 1996, accompanied by a delegation…

The Palace of the Patriarchate in Bucharest will host the National Conference “Doctrinal Unity and National Distinctiveness in Church Painting” in November, bringing together specialists in iconography, church painting, architecture and restoration. Now in its 13th edition, the Romanian Patriarchate’s Church Painting Commission will organise the conference on 12–13 November. This year’s theme is Church…

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, wished Pope Leo XIV good health on Monday. The Pope recently announced that he would undergo surgery to remove a very early-stage and well-localised lung nodule. Full text: Bucharest, 12 October 2026 His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, Vatican Your Holiness, In these challenging moments, we pray…

MOBILE, AL — October 8, 2026 — National Philoptochos is proud to support Ronald McDonald House Mobile with a $91,351 grant establishing the Family Care Van, a new transportation program serving families whose children are receiving medical care in the Mobile, Alabama area. The grant made possible the purchase of a new 15-passenger van, two…