On the morning of Friday, 10 July, His Eminence Metropolitan Prodromos of Rethymno and Avlopotamos, responding to the kind invitation of Lieutenant Colonel Emmanouil Mourtzakis, Commanding Officer of the 548th Airborne Infantry Battalion and Senior Commander of the Rethymno Garrison, visited the Rethymno Military Camp, where he celebrated a Memorial Service for the repose of…

On Monday, 30 June / 13 July 2026, the Patriarchate celebrated the Feast of the Synaxis of the Holy Twelve Apostles, that is, the gathering of the faithful in honour of the memory of all twelve Apostles. The number twelve is symbolic, representing the twelve tribes which, gathered together, constituted Israel; it also signifies the…

On Sunday, 29 June / 12 July 2026, the Patriarchate celebrated the commemoration of the Holy, Glorious and Chief Apostles Peter and Paul at the Holy Monastery dedicated to their honour, together with the Church bearing their name, which has stood since 1930, during the Patriarchal Office of the late Patriarch Damian, on the north-eastern…

This September, the Huffington Ecumenical Institute (HEI) at Hellenic College Holy Cross (HCHC) will host a colloquium in recognition of the 35th anniversary of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew’s enthronement. The event will take place September 14-15, 2026, held under the auspices of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America and hosted at HCHC’s Maliotis Cultural…

On Friday, July 3, 2026, work resumed on the iconography of the Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos in the city of Jeonju, picking up where it had left off in August 2023, when the dome and the apse of the Holy Sanctuary had been completed. Professor-Iconographer Mr. Sozos Giannoudes, together with a team…

On Sunday, July 5, following the Divine Liturgy, a celebration was held in the parish hall of St. Paul’s in Incheon in honor of the Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne, Rev. Fr. Daniel Na, who is the most senior active clergyman of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea. The event was organized by the members of…

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church described Saint Olympias of Fărcașa as a model of sacrificial motherhood, active charity and unwavering faith during the local proclamation of her canonisation on Saturday. In his message, the Patriarch said her life demonstrates that holiness can be attained through humble service to God, family and…

NEA IONIA, Greece — Celebrations marking 100 years since the laying of the foundation stone of the Church of St. Stephen the Protomartyr and Archdeacon of Saframboli in Nea Ionia culminated with particular splendor on Sunday, July 12, 2026. To commemorate this historic milestone for the local parish, a Festal Hierarchical Divine Liturgy was celebrated,…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was prayerfully present at the Divine Liturgy celebrated on Sunday, 12 July, during which His Eminence Metropolitan Bartholomew of Polyani and Kilkis presided.    vema.com.au