Following a letter sent by His Beatitude Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia to His Beatitude Patriarch Theophlios III of Jerusalem, the Patriarch of Serbia expressed his desire to visit the Holy Land, the Holy City of Jerusalem, pay tribute to the Most Holy Sepulchre, and to have a meeting with his Jerusalem counterpart. His Beatitude Patriarch…

On the 4th Sunday of Lent, March 30, 2025, His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the St. George Cathedral of Stockholm, assisted by the V. Rev. Archimandrite Bartholomew Iatridis, the parish priest of the aforementioned Cathedral. After the dismissal of the Divine Liturgy, a Doxology was performed,…

On Friday afternoon, 28 March 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew warmly welcomed, with paternal love, groups of teachers and students from schools across various regions of Greece to the Patriarchal Church of Saint George, where they prayed together during the Service of the Fourth Stanza of the Salutations to the Most Holy Theotokos. Addressing…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America Remarks at the Greek Independence Day Grand Banquet The Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York March 29, 2025 The New York Hilton, New York, NY Your Eminence, Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Patras, Honorable Representatives of Greece and Cyprus, Honorable Congressional and New York State Representatives, Noble Officers and…

Sunday, March 30, 2025, the annual Greek Independence Day Parade took place in New York City, with the theme of “GREECE: The Birthplace of Democracy & Strategic Partner of America.” The parade brought the Greek-American community together to celebrate Greece’s struggle for freedom and honor its rich history and contributions to American society and beyond….

On Saturday, 29 March 2025, as part of the pastoral visit of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia to Victoria, a Priestly Synaxis of the clergy serving in the Holy Dioceses of Melbourne and Chora was held. The Synaxis, which was hosted in the hall of the Archdiocesan Church of St. Eustathios, was presided over…

The Holy Archdiocese of Australia wishes to inform its faithful and the wider public about the reappearance of fraudulent email accounts, as well as fake profiles/pages on the social media platform Facebook, which arbitrarily and unlawfully use the name, title, and even photostaken from the internetof His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia. Regarding social media,…

The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, welcomed His Beatitude John X, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, at Lusail Palace. Also in attendance from the Antiochian delegation were Metropolitan Athanasios Fahd of Latakia and its Dependencies, along with Archimandrite Parthenios Al Laty. Discussions during the meeting centered…

On Thursday, 27 March 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, received the Minister of Education, Religious Affairs, and Sports of Greece, Ms. Sofia Zacharaki, during her first visit to the Ecumenical Patriarchate following her recent appointment. The Ecumenical Patriarch congratulated Ms. Zacharaki on her new responsibilities, entrusted to her by Greek Prime Minister, Mr. Kyriakos…