On the evening of September 14th, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros performed an agiasmos service of blessing for the new offices of the Huffington Ecumenical Institute (HEI) at Hellenic College Holy Cross. His Eminence was joined in officially opening the new office space by Archon-elect Hon. Michael Huffington, HEI’s chief benefactor, and Archon George Cantonis, former…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided from the throne at the Divine Liturgy celebrated on the morning of Tuesday, 15 September, at the Cathedral of the Divine Wisdom (Saint Sophia) in Bayswater, London, on the occasion of the name day of His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain. Watch the video from the…

On Tuesday, 15 September 2026, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided at the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Cathedral of the Wisdom of God in Bayswater, London. On this day, on which our Church honours the memory of Saint Nikitas the Great Martyr of the Goths, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain…

With prayers and wishes for a productive and fruitful academic year, and for the formation of a new generation of scholars distinguished by human values and not knowledge alone, the new academic year began with the customary Blessing Service. The Blessing Service was officiated by His Eminence Metropolitan IOANNIS of Zambia and Mozambique for the…

His Beatitude John X, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, met with Pope Leo XIV at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. During the private meeting, the two leaders discussed the situation of Christians in the Middle East in all its aspects. They also addressed the historic relationship between their two Churches,…

His Beatitude John X, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, emphasized the role of Lebanon as a “message-country” for the Levant and the World. His Beatitude also praised the efforts of state institutions to consolidate stability and to bring an end to the ongoing aggression in southern Lebanon. He uttered this statement…

On the afternoon of Monday, 1st/14th September 2026, the Funeral Service of the blessed Hegumen of the Holy Monastery of Saint Gerasimos of the Jordan, Archimandrite Chrysostomos Tavoulareas, was held, following his falling asleep in the Lord on 24th August/6th September 2026, due to a severe illness with cancer. The blessed Archimandrite Chrysostomos, following his…

“The sign of the Holy Cross reminds the world of the sacrificial love of the Lord Jesus Christ,” His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel emphasised on Monday at the historic St George the Great Martyr Chapel of the Patriarchal Residence. His Beatitude explained that the veneration of the Holy Cross dates back to the apostolic period and…

The Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious Cross was celebrated in a prayerful atmosphere at the Sacred Centre of Orthodoxy. His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided at the Divine Liturgy celebrated on Monday, 14 September, with Their Eminences, Elder Metropolitan Dimitrios of the Princes’ Islands; Metropolitan Meliton of Philadelphia; Metropolitan Eirinaios of Myriophytos and…