On Tuesday, 23 June, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia warmly received at the headquarters of the Holy Archdiocese in Sydney, the President of the Cretan Association of Sydney and New South Wales, Mr Terry Saviolakis. Mr Saviolakis sought and received the blessing of His Eminence, while also expressing his gratitude for the Archbishop’s steadfast…

With the due ecclesiastical order, the late Metropolitan Theoleptos of Iconium was solemnly committed to eternity from the Patriarchal Church on Tuesday, 23 June 2026. In the morning, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated by His Eminence Metropolitan Stephanos of Kallioupolis and Madytos, at the conclusion of which a funeral Trisagion was chanted for the repose…

His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East of the Greek Orthodox, emphasized the deep relationship that bonds the Church of Antioch with Romania, both Church and people. His remarks came during his reception of Mr. Radu Ghimbuțan, Chargé d’Affaires of the Romanian Embassy in Syria, and Consul Cristian Iutu, at the…

The classes for the Seminar on Byzantine Iconography of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea in Seoul, which began on June 4th, are continuing with great success. Twenty students — some beginners and some advanced — under the instruction of Professor-Iconographer Mr. Sozos Giannoudes, who has come from Greece, have already made remarkable progress. On the…

The Very Rev. Archimandrite Ioan Meiu, Representative of the Romanian Patriarchate in the Holy Land and Superior of the Romanian Settlements at the Holy Places, has announced the establishment of an organisation and a dedicated website that will facilitate support for ongoing works at the Romanian settlements in these lands blessed by the footsteps of…

“Let us live as spiritually free people who seek first the Kingdom of God’s love through prayer and good works,” His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel urged on Sunday at the historic Chapel of St George of the patriarchal residence in Bucharest. His Beatitude explained that a person’s foremost concern should be the attainment of the Kingdom…

On the evening of Sunday, 21 June, His Eminence Metropolitan Philotheos of Thessaloniki celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Parish Church of Saints Constantine and Helen (Hippodrome), on the anniversary of the devastating earthquake of 1978, during which thirty-seven of our brothers and sisters met a tragic death beneath the rubble of a nearby apartment…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew spoke about the importance of dialogue as the path to peace in a world troubled by wars during a meeting with representatives of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), as well as Greek and Cypriot journalists’ associations, who had participated in the General Assembly of the European Federation of Journalists…

On the afternoon of Tuesday, 3/16 June 2026, His Beatitude, our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, honoured with His presence and blessed the 31st Graduation Ceremony of the Ramleh Community School, during which diplomas were awarded to the fifty-eight graduates. His Beatitude personally presented the certificates and conveyed His best wishes for their…