On Thursday, 3 April 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew officiated at the Divine Liturgy on the Presanctified Gifts which took place at the Patriarchal Church of Saint George, Phanar. Prince Nicholas, the members of the Board of Directors of the Non-Profit Organisation “Axion Hellas”, lead by its President Mrs. Aliki Drakouli, as well as…

The Minister of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports of Greece, Ms. Sofia Zacharaki, met with His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa. During their discussion, which was held in a particularly warm climate of mutual understanding, issues referring to education in the diaspora and support for the Patriarchate of Alexandria…

On Sunday, March 9, 2025, at six o’clock in the evening the sun began to set in lower Manhattan and the bright light of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine began to glow. City workers bustle around the area, heading home after a long day, but among the bustling pedestrians are volunteers heading…

Chargé d’Affaires Nancy VanHorn met today with the newly enthroned Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës, and All Albania Joan Pelushi to convey her congratulations on his new role as leader of the Albanian Orthodox Community. They discussed the critical role of faith communities and the importance of continuing Albania’s rich history of interfaith harmony. U.S. Embassy…

Education Minister Sofia Zacharaki announced on Monday that all middle and senior schools will now commemorate the EOKA (National Organization of Cypriot Fighters) struggle for Cyprus’ independence. A new directive sent to schools mandates a two-hour educational tribute on Tuesday, April 1, marking the 70th anniversary of the 1955 Cypriot uprising against British rule. The…

On Sunday 30th March 2025, the Fourth Sunday of Lent (St John Climacus), His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of St John the Baptist in Haringey, North London. Concelebrating with His Eminence were the Very Revd Archimandrite Apostolos Trifyllis and the Revd Presbyter Konstantinos Mamouris,…

On the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, His Eminence Metropolitan Ioannis of Zambia and Mozambique paid a fraternal visit to Walid Hasan, Ambassador of the State of Palestine and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, in Lusaka. During the visit, he extended to the Ambassador and all Muslim brothers his heartfelt wishes for a blessed Eid al-Fitr…

On the Fourth Sunday of Lent, the Sunday of Saint John Climacus of Sinai, 30 March 2025, teachers and students from schools in Thessaloniki and Patras who participated in the 2nd Student Environmental Conference in Constantinople attended a Divine Liturgy at the Holy Metropolitan Church of St. Paraskevi in the Therapeia District. His Eminence Elder…

Your Eminence, “And behold, a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. And the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac… and behold, I…