In an atmosphere of heartfelt emotion and reverence, the fortieth-day memorial for the late Metropolitan Dimitrios of Gjirokastër was solemnly held on Sunday, 3 August 2025, at the Cathedral of the Resurrection in Gjirokastër. His legacy was honoured with the message that he will remain unforgettable — a hierarch who passed through this world quietly,…

His Beatitude John X, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, received Member of Parliament Gebran Bassil at the patriarchal residence in Balamand, accompanied by a delegation from the Free Patriotic Movement. The meeting addressed the general situation and latest developments in Lebanon and the region. It also highlighted the importance of Christian…

At the Holy Royal and Stavropegic Monastery of the Virgin Mary of Kykkos, the established annual Memorial Service of the First President of the Republic of Cyprus, the late Archbishop and Ethnarch Makarios III, was held on Sunday morning, 3 August 2025, on the occasion of the 48th anniversary of his repose. The Divine Liturgy…

On Sunday evening, 3 August 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew made his way to the Church of Panagia Koumariotissa, in Neochorion, on the Bosphorus, where he officiated during the service of the Great Supplicatory Canon to the Most Holy Theotokos, also proclaiming the beginning of this year’s many and varied cultural events, the “Theotokeia”…

His Beatitude John X, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, received a delegation from the UK-based relief organization Tearfund at the Patriarchal residence in Balamand. The delegation included Chief Executive Officer Tim Pilkington, Global Director Veena O’Sullivan, Regional Director Safa Hijazeen, Syria Country Director Jaime Abraham, and accompanying delegation. Also present were…

To His Eminence the Archbishop of Sinai, Pharan and Raithou Kyrillos Damianos With spiritual concern and attentive reading, we have received Your Eminence’s letter addressed to the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, by which you express your desire that the Patriarchate assume spiritual and canonical responsibility for the management of the pressing issue concerning the ecclesiastical status…

According to an official announcement, on Friday, 1 August 2025, at 4:30 p.m., His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will preside over the Service of the First Supplicatory Canon (Paraklesis) to the Most Holy Theotokos. The service will be held at the Patriarchal Church of St. George in the Phanar, marking the beginning of the Dormition…

On Saturday, 26 July 26, the day on which our Holy Church celebrated the memory of the glorious martyr of Christ, Saint Paraskevi, the established Vespers Service in memory of the beloved Saint was held late in the afternoon at Her Sanctified Spring, which is located within the boundaries of the Community of Neochori on…

In a significant parliamentary session, Greek Minister of Education Sophia Zacharaki addressed concerns surrounding the newly introduced bill establishing a Legal Entity under Public Law in Greece for the Greek Orthodox Royal Autonomous Monastery of Saint Catherine of Sinai. The debate unfolded amid an internal crisis within the monastic brotherhood and growing public attention on…