At noon on Friday, 6/19 June 2026, His Beatitude, our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, presided over the Funeral Service of the late Holy Sepulchre Archimandrite Hilarion, Hegumen of the Holy Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Saviour on Mount Tabor. Concelebrating with His Beatitude were the Holy Sepulchre Hierarchs: His Eminence Metropolitan…

On 21 June 2026, the Third Sunday of Matthew, His Beatitude Archbishop Ioan of Albania presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Tirana, during which he ordained a new hierodeacon for the Orthodox Church of Albania. During the service, the young Kristi Baka was first ordained as a…

The clerical family of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia welcomed a new member on Sunday, 21 June. The new Deacon, Fr Theophylaktos, was born and raised in Montreal, Canada. He entered the monastic life at the age of eighteen and subsequently trained under His Eminence Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol in Cyprus, before relocating and settling…

During his visit to Chicago for the PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation Weekend, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America visited Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Elmhurst, Illinois for its annual Greek Festival. Welcomed by parish priest Fr. Stamati Sfikas, parish leadership, and festival organizers, His Eminence toured the festival grounds, greeting volunteers and expressing his gratitude…

The PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation is proud to welcome over 800 guests to Chicago this weekend as we recognize 57 exceptional scholarship recipients of Hellenic descent and award over $250,000 in scholarships. The Foundation kicked off its 2026 Awards Ceremony & Gala Weekend on June 19, 2026, with a Welcome Reception hosted at Holland & Knight….

A Greek Orthodox bishop has said senior Church leaders should examine whether they should give up their state salaries, as Greece debates proposed pay increases for the country’s highest-ranking clergy. Metropolitan Nektarios of Corfu made the remarks in a personal article on the controversy surrounding a new legislative provision that would raise and standardize salaries…

His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and all Palestine and Jordan, and His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, arrived in Gaza today for a pastoral visit. They are accompanied by His Excellency Dr. Josef D. Blotz, Grand Hospitaller of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, together with…

The Patriarchate of Jerusalem announces with great sorrow, yet the sorrow in the Lord, that on Thursday afternoon, 5/18 June 2026, the Hegumen of the Holy Monastery of Mount Tabor, Archimandrite Hilarion Gramenos, fell asleep in the Lord. The departed served with zeal for many years in various ministries, mainly at the H. Monastery of…

At midday on Thursday, 18 June, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew received the Director of the Patriarchal Great School of the Nation, Mr Dimitrios Zotos, together with this year’s graduating high school students, to whom he presented pectoral crosses as a blessing and encouragement for the successful course of their future lives. His All-Holiness welcomed…