“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…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew arrived at London’s Heathrow Airport on the evening of Monday, 14 September, where he was welcomed by the local Shepherd, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain, in the presence of the Ambassador of Greece, Mr Ioannis Tsaousis. Earlier that same day, His All-Holiness departed from his See…

His Eminence Metropolitan Myron of New Zealand, Andrew Mesourouni, along with Bill and Lee Papastergiadis had the privilege of recently meeting His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Constantinople. Over lunch and a subsequent private meeting spanning a number of hours, their conversation turned to many topics. As the President of the Greek Community of Melbourne,…

“There is so much beauty in the world around us. But in order to see it, we must have peace within ourselves. If we do not have peace within us, we see everything as disordered and ugly.” With words of paternal concern, and taking his inspiration from the concluding verse of the Gospel reading of…

Students, faculty, friends, and alumni of Hellenic College Holy Cross (HCHC) gathered on the evening of September 13th to celebrate Great Vespers for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and witness the traditional stavrophoria and rassophoria ceremonies performed with the pastoral blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America. Also present in…

Today, 14 September, the Orthodox Church joyfully celebrates the Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. In his message for this sacred feast, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Kenya and Exarch of East Africa reminds us that the Cross is not merely a symbol of suffering, but a sign of…

On Sunday, 13 September 2026, His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa Theodore II welcomed around 30 members of the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IAO), representing Greece, Egypt, Romania, Albania, Bulgaria, Jordan and other countries, at the historic Patriarchal Monastery of St George in Old Cairo. The Divine Liturgy was presided over…

On Saturday, September 12, 2026, His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia, accompanied by His Grace Bishop Bartholomew of Elaia, celebrated the customary Agiasmos (Blessing of the Waters) service marking the beginning of classes at the Greek School of Stockholm, which is housed on the premises of Sjölins Gymnasium. The Greek School of…