(Toronto, Ontario) As an essential component of this new Archdiocesan initiative, His Eminence Archbishop Apostolos of Canada calls upon every parish and ecclesiastical community of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada to establish and actively support two new national ministries. GOYAC — Greek Orthodox Youth Athletics of Canada, dedicated to children and adolescents between the…

At 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, 27 September / 10 October 2026, the Funeral Service of the late Archimandrite Ioustinos, Hegumen of Jacob’s Well, was held at the place of his abbacy. The Funeral Service was presided over by His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III, along with the Hierarchs of the Patriarchate,…

Dearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In today’s Gospel, our Lord presents the Parable of the Sower and explains that “the seed is the word of God.” The seed is always good and life-giving; what differs is the condition of the human heart that receives it. Saint John Chrysostom reminds us that the human…

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel received a delegation of clergy from the Diocese of Dacia Felix at the Patriarchal Residence on Thursday. The delegation was led by Fr Boian Alexandrovici, Romanian Orthodox Vicar of the Timok Valley. The delegation included Fr Doru Ovidiu Ursu, secretary of the vicariate and the Deanery of Bor and Lăpușnea; Fr…

The Holy Synod of the Church of Greece devoted particular attention on Wednesday to an increasingly relevant issue: the online presence of clergy. Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Chalkida outlined the benefits and risks of online pastoral ministry, along with several guiding principles, in a presentation to the Synod. “I believe that reality itself has given a…

The Serbian Patriarchate and Pemptousia invite you to a Digital Fellowship, which will take place on Friday, 23 October 2026, at 19:30 (Greek Time). His Holiness Porfirije, Patriarch of Serbia, will engage in a dialogue with Elder Ephraim. Topic: “The Presence of the Holy Belt in Serbia” Simultaneous translation available into Greek, Serbian, English, Romanian,…

(Toronto, Ontario) On Saturday, October 10, 2026, His Eminence Archbishop Apostolos of Canada made his first visit to the Holy Monastery of St. Kosmas Aitolos in Bolton, Ontario, where he was warmly welcomed by Abbess Alexia, the monastic sisterhood, and a large gathering of faithful. Founded in 1993 with the blessing of the late Elder…

BROOKLINE, MA — October 10, 2026 — In an extraordinary and historic moment in the life of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, hundreds of faithful, together with the entire student body of Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, gathered in prayer and profound reverence for the solemn translation of the sacred…

The sacred commemoration of Saint John the Hermit and the 98 God-bearing Fathers who accompanied him was celebrated in Azogyres, Selino, Crete. This is the place where the 98 Venerable God-bearing Fathers practised asceticism and fell asleep in the Lord, with the exception of Saint John the Hermit, who, in his holy desire to pursue…