The Church today commemorates the synaxis of John, the Holy Glorious Prophet, Baptist, & Forerunner. John ministered at the Mystery of the Divine Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The fluid situation in the east Mediterranean and thorny Greek-Turkish relations were discussed during meetings that visiting Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had this week in the United States with representatives of Greek-American organizations, as well as with the Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros. Additionally, His Eminence presided for the first time, since he…

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, referred to the areas of Cyprus occupied by the Turkish military, speaking on Monday, on the Great Feast of Epiphany, and on the occasion of the ordination of deacon Georgios Christodoulou, a Church of Cyprus cleric and educator. The Ecumenical Patriarch said “…on the northern…

An Orthodoxia news agency news crew was in Alexandria, Egypt on Monday to cover the Feast of the Epiphany and the Great Blessing of the Waters. An extensive feature is posted today on the pages of the Orthodoxia news agency. During his address to the faithful during the celebrations in the ancient metropolis, the Patriarch…

The Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, was honored at a conference commemorating the 40-year anniversary since the establishment of the Cretan Federation of Australia and New Zealand. The federation’s new president, Antonis Tsourdalakis, presented the Archbishop an icon showing the four 19th century Cretan neo-Martyrs of Melambes, along with a proclamation declaring him an honorary…

he Patriarchate of Jerusalem on Tuesday celebrated Christmas, as the Patriarchate follows the Julian calendar for its ecclesiastical year. The Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Most Godly Beatitude Theophilos III, on Monday evening officiated at a Great Vespers Service at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. In his sermon, the Patriarch referred to the controversial…

  Beloved in the Lord archpastors, all-honourable priests and deacons, God-beloved monks and nuns, dear brothers and sisters, From the depths of my heart I congratulate you all on the radiant feast of the Nativity of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The wondrous miracle of the incarnation of God, which was accomplished more than…

During the reign of Emperor Anastasios I (491-518), a young deacon moved to Constantinople. He led an ascetic life of prayer and fasting, but in his humility he thought of himself as being rather worldly. He was not at first considered to be either a talented reader or singer. He was, however, loved by the…

The Baptism of the Jesus is a very important feast because, in fact, the Holy Trinity presented themselves to humanity at the baptism of the Lord. Jesus, the Son of God, one born of the Father, came and became like us because we are sons of God by grace, His creation. He came to be…