The Sacred and Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople also met today under the chairmanship of the Ecumenical Patriarch, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, to consider the election of a new Metropolitan of Italy and Melitis, nearly four months after the repose in the Lord of Metropolitan Gennadios.

  Μembers of the permanent Holy Synod of the Church of Greece convened today, amid a spate of recent fake news incidents attempting to tarnish Church. Among others, images of past years’ Epiphany services were circulated over the Internet in a blasphemous attempt to create the impression of mass violations of pandemic-related restrictions on public…

  The Church today venerates the memory of Tatiana, the Martyr of Rome.

His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia confirmed on Sunday during an interview with Greek media outlet, ERT, that he ‘will be vaccinated, even in public.’ During the discussion, His Eminence spoke of issues related to the current pandemic and the issue of vaccination, while mentioning the events planned in Australia to celebrate the 200th anniversary…

In December 2020, the Archdiocesan Foodbank was very busy providing hundreds of food and care packages for the homeless, schools, families and individuals in need. A portion of these packs went to a housing estate. We also provided Cook to Care with fresh and dried produce for the month for hot meals prepared for people…

HIs Grace Bishop Stefan of Remesiana officiated the Midnight Holy Liturgy at the Saint Sava Cathedral in the Vracar district on 7 January 2020, on the feast day of the Nativity of the Lord – Christmas. After the three-year break due to the works on the interior decoration of the Cathedral on Christmas, at midnight,…

  On Wednesday, January 6th, 2021, His Grace Bishop Irinej of Eastern America celebrated the Hierarchical Vesperal Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Conception of St. John the Baptist in Paterson, New Jersey. Concelebrating with the Bishop were Protopresbyter Djokan Majstorovic, Presbyter Lavrentije Soper and Protodeacon Milos Zdralic. That evening, the Eve of the…

The faithful people and the public on general were in the previous festal days, otherwise tormented by the epidemic and the suffering of people and their property by the earthquake in the Banija region, additionally confused by some statements of Bishop Grogorije of Dusseldorf and Germany, which are exclusively of a political, even of a…

  The Liturgical Guide Book published by the National Forum of Greek Orthodox Church Musicians identifies the hymns that are sung, especially noting changes, in the Divine Liturgy on Sunday and other select feasts for the ecclesiastical year. It also includes a bibliography of liturgical music, recordings, and other music resources. This resource is very…