March 15, 2025, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America continued his Archpastoral visit to New Orleans, Louisiana. Beginning the day with a working breakfast, he met with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise as well as Louisiana businessman and philanthropist John Georges. Following these meetings, the Archbishop visited the National WWII Museum, where he was offered…

On the eve of the first Sunday of Lent, the Greek Orthodox Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Chicago became a beacon of living faith and Orthodox unity. Faithful from across the metropolitan area, along with their clergy and hierarchs, gathered to venerate the holy icons and participate in a Pan-Orthodox Vespers service…

The Archdiocese of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is set to hold its first priesthood competency exam in early April, assessing future clergy before their ordination. Theological and Canonical Assessment The exam is open to theology graduates specializing in Pastoral Theology, who are spiritual sons of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of Great Britain and Northern…

On Sunday, 16 March 2025, the Second Sunday of Lent, the election of the new Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës, and All Albania will take place, succeeding the late Archbishop Anastasios, according to an announcement made by the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania. The election process will be conducted at the Synodal…

The Clean Week gave its turn to the First Sunday of the Great Lent, beginning with Sunday of Orthodoxy. On Sunday morning, the Service of Matins and the Divine Liturgy were celebrated at the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Seoul, and presided over by Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea and Exarch of Japan. They were co-officiated…

The former Metropolitan Titos of Paramythia, fell asleep in the Lord on Thursday, 13 March 2025, at the age of 94. The Funeral Service will take place at the Cathedral of Saint Donatos of Paramythia on Sunday, 16 March 2025. The local Metropolis issued a relevant statement, which states: “Now if we died with Christ,…

The bells of the Cathedral of the Wisdom of God rang mournfully last night, as Thessaloniki welcomed the body of the Shepherd who served the Metropolis and its people with devotion and love. The late Metropolitan Anthimos returned for the last time to the church that embraced him and that he served with all his…

On Thursday evening, 13 March 2025, following the Great Compline in the Patriarchal Church, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided over the Trisagion Service for the repose of the soul of the late Metropolitan Anthimos, former Metropolitan of Thessaloniki. His All-Holiness was joined by Hierarchs of the Throne, clergy of the Patriarchal Court and pilgrims…

His Excellency Cristian-Leon Țurcanu, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania to the Republic of Moldova, paid an official visit on Tuesday to the headquarters of the Metropolis of Bessarabia in Chișinău. With the blessing of His Eminence Petru, Archbishop of Chișinău, Metropolitan of Bessarabia, and Exarch of the Territories, the ambassador was received by…