There are countless reasons to admire the blessed country in which God has prescribed for us to live. A land that stretches out like a canvas, full of vibrant colours; a place where rare natural beauty coexists in remarkable harmony with wonderful people, but also a place where the people, despite coming from different cultures…

On Friday, 23 January 2025, The Royal and Pontifical University of Saint Jerome of Havana hosted an informative event dedicated to the history of the Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas, which was erected by the Cuban State in the historic centre of the capital of Cuba and was granted to the Ecumenical Patriarchate and His…

With profound sorrow, the President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, bids farewell to the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres, and All Albania, describing him as one of the great figures of the Orthodox Church. She highlighted his opposition to intolerance and religious fanaticism, emphasising his dedication to mutual understanding, dialogue, fraternity, and the…

The Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania, with the deepest of sorrow, announces the falling asleep in the Lord of His Beatitude, Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres, and All Albania. His Beatitude fell asleep in the Lord today, January 25, 2025, at 08:30 AM, at the age of 95, at “Evangelismos” Hospital in Athens, due to…

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay welcomed the news of a ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas. “We take joy in the relief that it brings to the families of those who will soon be released, and the hope that it rekindles of an end to the catastrophic war…

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met on Thursday with the European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner at the Maximos Mansion. “We are satisfied with the progress that has been made at the European level in terms of shaping a new balance in our overall European migration policy, in the direction of protecting the…

With due religious reverence and splendour, the transfer of the Holy Icon of the Saint from the Sacred House to the Icon stand at the Central Gate of the Fortress was celebrated in Ioannina, as well as the Great Vespers on the feast of the Protector and Patron Saint of the city, Saint George the…

On Thursday afternoon, 16 January 2025, His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia, accompanied by the Archimandrite Bartholomew Iatridis, Parish Priest of St. George’s Cathedral in Stockholm, visited the Greek Embassy in Sweden at the gracious invitation of Her Excellency Ambassador Aikaterini Fountoulaki. The visit began with the Metropolitan performing the service of…

The Feast of the Circumcision of Our Lord and the memory of Saint Basil the Great was celebrated, according to the Julian Calendar, at the Vatopedi Metochion of Galata, Constantinople. On Tuesday, 14 January 2025, the Divine Liturgy took place at the Church of Saint Andrew the Apostle, in Galata, where the Russian speaking community…