On Wednesday, 6 August 2025, at the Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Mastambas, Heraklion, His Eminence Archbishop Evgenios of Crete, together with Their Eminences, Metropolitan Theodoros of Seleucia; Metropolitan Andreas of Arkalochori, Kastelli and Viannos; and His Grace Bishop Paisios of Apamea, celebrated the Funeral Service of the late Emmanuel Karakonstantakis, originally…

On Thursday, 7 August, in the evening, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, visited the Church of the Presentation of Our Lord, in the suburb of Coburg, Melbourne, accompanied by the local Bishop of Chora, His Grace Bishop Evmenios, and His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Melbourne. His Eminence presided over the Great Supplicatory Canon to…

In the aftermath of the heinous attack on the Church of St. Elias in Dweilaa, Damascus, which claimed the lives of dozens of martyrs; as a reaffirmation by the Church of Antioch of the steadfast faith of Her children, handed down from their forefathers; and as a confirmation of the uninterrupted continuation of prayer services…

As part of the emergency humanitarian response to those affected by the recent events in As-Sweida Governorate, and with the aim of activating and expanding the scope of this response on the ground, a humanitarian aid convoy arrived in As-Sweida today, accompanied by GOPA-DERD team, headed by Archimandrite Meletius Shattahi, Director General. The convoy included…

On Sunday, 3rd August 2025, the Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain rejoiced as Deacon Charalambos Clark was ordained to the Holy Priesthood by His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas at the Church of Christ the Saviour in Woolwich. Concelebrating with His Eminence were the Revd Protopresbyter Konstantinos Garibaldinos, Vicar General; the Revd Presbyter Thomas Koutroukis, Priest-in-charge;…

H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily on the 8th Sunday of Matthew (The Miracle of the Five Loaves) St. George Cathedral of Stockholm Sunday, August 3, 2025 Dearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today, the Holy Gospel presents us with one of the most beloved miracles of our Lord; the feeding of the five…

The Metropolitan of Florina, Prespa and Eordaia has issued a public warning to Orthodox Christians about the activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses, joining several other Greek bishops who have sounded similar alarms in recent months. In an official statement released on the feast day of the Transfiguration of Christ, His Eminence Metropolitan Irenaeus cautioned that the…

The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church has issued a strongly worded statement warning Bulgarian citizens against what it calls “pagan neo-Hindu propaganda with false Christian elements” being spread by touring gurus and self-proclaimed spiritual teachers. In the statement published yesterday, the Church leadership expresses concern about religious groups that “interweave their pagan beliefs…

On Monday, 4 August 2025, the newly appointed head of the U.S. Consulate General in Constantinople, Michael Kidwell, paid an official visit to the Seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate at the Phanar. Kidwell was warmly received by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, with whom he discussed matters concerning the life and mission of the Mother…