On Thursday, 26 December 2025 / 8 January 2026, the Feast of the Synaxis of the Theotokos was celebrated in the Village of the Shepherds / Beit Sahour, at the Holy Monastery of the Shepherds, a dependency of the Holy Monastery of Saint Sabbas. This feast, held in honour of the Theotokos and of the…

On the day following the Feast of the Nativity, 26 December 2025 / 6 January 2026, the Feast of the Synaxis of the Theotokos was celebrated at the Patriarchal and Monastic Church of Saints Constantine and Helen, in honour of the Most Holy Theotokos, who ministered uniquely to the mystery of the Incarnation, the taking…

On the Sunday after Theophany, 11 January, an Hierarchical Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Holy Church of the Twelve Apostles in Feriköy, presided over by His Eminence Metropolitan Stephanos of Kallioupolis and Madytos, Patriarchal Overseer of the Tatavla District, who also delivered the homily. Concelebrating together with His Eminence was Archimandrite Fr. Lazaros Theodosiou,…

The Feast of Theophany was celebrated with great ecclesiastical splendour in the Holy Diocese of Canberra, with the coastal town of Batemans Bay in New South Wales and the local Greek Orthodox Community of Saint John the Baptist at its centre. Saturday, 10 January, was a blessed and historic day for the local community, as…

On the afternoon of Sunday, 11 January, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew blessed the Vasilopita of the Association for the Support of the Greek Community Foundations, the Greek Orthodox Schools, the Communities, Associations, and Philanthropic Societies of Constantinople, as well as of Imbros, during a festive gathering jointly organised at the Marasleio School. In his…

At the invitation of the Holy Community of Mount Athos, and with the permission of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, His Eminence Metropolitan Theoklitos of Ierissos, Agion Oros, and Ardamerion came as a pilgrim to the Holy Mountain and presided over the splendid All-Night Vigil of Christmas, according to the Julian Calendar, at the all-venerable…

The Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate convened under the presidency of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, at its regular session on Thursday, 8 January, to examine the matters listed on the agenda. According to the official Announcement: “At the beginning of the session, festive greetings and responses for the entry into the…

On Wednesday, 7 January, at the Vatopedi Metochion of Saint Andrew in Galata, in the Constantinople, the Nativity according to the flesh of our Lord Jesus Christ was celebrated with reverence, solemnity, and joy, according to the Julian Calendar. The Divine Liturgy was presided over by His Eminence Metropolitan Gregorios of Ankara and Protosyncellus of…

As part of the celebration of the name day of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, celebratory dinners will be organised in Melbourne and Sydney, with the participation of the clergy and the devout faithful of these two major cities. In Melbourne, the celebratory dinner will be hosted at the Pullman Melbourne Albert Park Hotel…