The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is honored to announce the official visit of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to the U.S. in September 2025. The visit will include public events in Washington, DC, New York City, and Long Island, NY, offering opportunities to receive his blessing and participate in worship services. This Apostolic Visit…

The Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Ireland and Iceland has recently acquired its own diocesan cathedral in Dublin, the diocese announced in a press release. The Christ Church in Leeson Park was purchased with the support of the Department for Romanians Abroad and the contributions of hundreds of Romanians who donated to the project. “The new…

More than 235 teenagers from the Republic of Moldova and Romania came together between 28–31 August in Cahul for the Orthodox Youth Meeting, where they were taught about family life and the importance of healthy relationships. According to eu4moldova.eu, the aim of the gathering was to encourage participation in spiritual, cultural-artistic, and educational activities. From…

His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa, arrived on Wednesday, 10 September 2025, in the capital of Madagascar, Antananarivo, as part of his pastoral tour of the Metropolises and Dioceses of the ancient Patriarchal Throne, in light of the upcoming convocation of the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate. His Beatitude…

Following up to the decisions of the Holy Synod convened in the Holy City of Jerusalem on September 8th, 2025 under the presidency of our Father, His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem. His Beatitude, together with the members of the Holy Synod, touched on several matters pertaining to the administrative, ecclesiastical, and pastoral affairs…

The Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem was convened today, September 8th 2025, in due canonical order, awaiting the presence of Archbishop Damianos of Sinai, as was previously demanded, according to his canonical rights and obligations. However, having already departed and residing in Athens, he did not appear. The Holy and Sacred Synod, having…

On Saturday, 6 September 2025, His Eminence Metropolitan Prodromos of Rethymno and Avlopotamos had the joy of welcoming His Eminence Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea to the Holy Monastery of St. John the Forerunner at Atali-Bali. The visiting hierarch was accompanied by the Protosyncellus of the Holy Archdiocese of Crete, Archimandrite Bartholomew Vogiatzoglou, Archdeacon Porphyrios, and…

A growing number of Britons support returning the Parthenon sculptures to Greece, with nearly one in three saying all looted or disputed artefacts in British collections should be sent back, The Times reported, citing a new poll. The survey, carried out in late August by JL Partners for the Parthenon Project, found majority backing across…

On the 9th September 2025, when our Holy Church commemorates the Synaxis of the Holy and Righteous Ancestors of God Joachim and Anna, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, accompanied by His Eminence Elder Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon, His Eminence Metropolitan Apostolos of Miletus, and Patriarchal Deacon Anatolios Doxastakis, proceeded to the Cemetery of Saint Ignatius…