On 17 November 2024, His Beatitude Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and All Africa presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Monastery of St. Sabbas the Sanctified. At the conclusion of the service, he awarded the Golden Cross of St. Sabbas to Captain Konstantinos Varouxis of the Hellenic Navy and his wife, Captain (Medical…

On Sunday, 17 November 2024, with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, His Grace Bishop Iakovos of Miletoupolis visited the Church of Saint Ioannis, in the Parramatta district of Sydney, where he officiated at the Matins and presided over the Divine Liturgy. His Grace was welcomed and received by the Parish Priest,…

The Holy Archdiocese of Australia, upon becoming aware of incidents involving the sending of deceptive messages from an email account that falsely claims the ecclesiastical title and name of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios (“Archbishop Makarios”, with the email address: [email protected]), wishes to alert the faithful and the general public to avoid being deceived by the…

On December 11, 2024, Sounds of Cyprus will perform in Brooklyn, New York in partnership with Brooklyn Maqam. Sounds of Cyprus is a Cypriot orchestra co-founded by Peter Douskalis and Elena Chris in New York City. The group performs the traditional music of Cyprus in varying orchestrations and styles that both consciously honor the time…

This week, members of the Board of Directors of the Orthodox Christian Mission Center gathered in St. Augustine, Florida to track progress on current Strategic Initiatives and discuss plans to continue bringing people into the fullness of life in Christ. Highlights included: • A review of the financial and programmatic success of the current Strategic…

The Metropolis Council for the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco met for the first meeting of the 2024 – 2026 term on Wednesday, November 13 at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church in Belmont, CA. The day began with Divine Liturgy for the Feast of Saint John Chrysostom, followed by the Installation Service for the…

On Saturday, November 3/16, 2024, the Patriarchate celebrated the memory of the deposition of the holy relic of Saint George the Trophy Bearer to the Holy Land. During this celebration, the whole Church, especially the one in Jerusalem, remembers that Saint George was a military officer, a Cappadocian by father and a Palestinian by mother…

On Friday the 2nd/15th of November 2024, the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Israel His Excellency Mr Daulet Yemberdiyev, during his visit to the Patriarchate, presented His Beatitude with the First Order of Peace of the Republic of Kazakhstan on behalf of the Presidential Republic of Kazakhstan. The reasons for this awarding are the Patriarchate’s relations…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who returned on Saturday afternoon from a multi-day visit to Luxembourg and Belgium, officiated on Sunday, 17 November 2024, during the Divine Liturgy in the Holy Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Panagia Balino, where there is a Sacred Spring dedicated to the Holy Great Martyr Menas. The Patriarch…