On Wednesday the 6th of October 2021, with the blessing of His Grace Bishop Elpidios of Kyanea, the children of the Church of Sts Constantine and Helene in Perth enjoyed a day of fellowship and activities during the school holidays. The day was very well by 75 children as well as parents, grandparents and carers….

My Beloved Christians, I rejoice to be with you today for many reasons. First, I always enjoy worshipping with the many Parishes of our Sacred Archdiocese, and to be able to see and hear from you personally. But during the coming week, our National Clergy Retreat will also take place here in sunny Naples, where…

On Sunday, October 10, 2021, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America concelebrated the Divine Liturgy together with His Grace Bishop Sevastianos of Zela at the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Katherine in Naples, Florida. Following the Divine Liturgy, the community hosted a luncheon, where they welcomed His Eminence with a delightful program of traditional Hellenic…

On the evening of Saturday, October 9, 2021 His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America was warmly welcomed at the Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, FL by His Grace Bishop Sevastianos of Zela, the Rev. Fr. Demetrios Mott, and members of the St. Katherine Greek Orthodox Church in Naples, FL. goarch.org

Watch our news bulletin in English with Charilaos Tzannis:  Watch Pemptousia TV Live HERE  

On Friday afternoon, October 8, His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III welcomed the Minister of Justice of Georgia Mr. Rati Bregadze, who was accompanied by a delegation from the Georgian Embassy in Tel Aviv and the Georgian Consulate in Jerusalem.   Jerusalem-Patriarchate

An exact replica of the Holy Icon of the Panaghia Portaitissa will be conveyed on Monday to the Cathedral of St. Demetrios in Thessaloniki, with a doxology service to follow, officiated by the Metropolitan of Thessaloniki, His Eminence Anthimos. A vesper and an invocation to the Panaghia, the Virgin Mary, will follow.

The Metropolitan-Bishop of Montenegro and the Littoral, His Eminence Joanikije, this week expressed his deep disappointment over the recent insolent behavior by Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic against the Orthodox Church, referring to treatment that “…communist authorities exhibited towards the Serbian Orthodox Church after WWII, especially in Montenegro.” His Eminence added that “…the Metropolitanate, its bishops,…

The Patriarchal vicar in Bethlehem, blessed Archbishop Theophylaktos reposed in the Lord in the early morning hours of Friday. His Eminence had been hospitalized for the past two months following surgeries. A funeral service will take place at the Cathedral of Sts. Constantine and Helen on Saturday, followed by interment at the cemetery of the…