On the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the official declaration of Ukraine’s independence, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will visit the Church of Saint Nicholas of Tzivali on the morning of Monday, 24 August, at approximately 10 am, and will preside at the Divine Liturgy celebrated in the Ukrainian language. Constantinople’s Ukrainian-speaking community will…

His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia will undertake pastoral visits to the Holy Dioceses of Adelaide and Melbourne on Saturday and Sunday, 22 and 23 August. More specifically, on Saturday, 22 August, when the Church commemorates Saint Agathonikos and his companions Zotikos, Zeno, Theoprepios, Akindynos and Severianos, His Eminence will visit the Parish of Saints…

His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia arrived this afternoon in Adelaide, known as the “City of Churches”, where he will undertake a two-day pastoral visit to meet with and bless the clergy and faithful of the Holy Diocese of Adelaide. His Eminence received a warm and heartfelt welcome at Adelaide Airport from His Grace Bishop…

The Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of the Americas is preparing assistance for families affected by the earthquake that struck Colombia on 10 August 2026, Metropolitan Nicolae announced. Representatives of the Metropolis have begun efforts to identify the concrete needs of the communities affected by the earthquake in Colombia. Through Fr Daniel Adrian Ene, diocesan vicar and…

A particularly brazen burglary occurred at the historic Holy Monastery of the Holy Archangels on Serifos, where three perpetrators managed to break into the church, steal dozens of precious votive offerings and disappear, all within just 90 seconds. According to cyclades24.gr, the perpetrators used a wooden ladder to climb over the Monastery’s outer walls and…

On Monday, 17 August, with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, a Priestly Synaxis was held at the premises of the Holy Diocese of Chora in Northcote, Victoria, with the participation of the Diocese’s clergy. The Synaxis commenced with a presentation by His Grace Bishop Evmenios of Chora, who conveyed to the…

The Feast of the Transfiguration of the Saviour was celebrated at the Holy Pantokrator Monastery on Mount Athos according to the proper Athonite order and in an atmosphere of profound devotion. The katholikon of the Holy Monastery, which is dedicated to the Transfiguration of the Saviour, was filled with pilgrims, clergy and Athonite fathers who…

On Wednesday, 6/19 August 2026, the Patriarchate celebrated the Feast of the Divine Transfiguration on Mount Tabor, where this event took place. On this feast, the whole Church, and particularly the Church of Jerusalem, recalls that shortly before His Passion, according to the Gospel accounts (Matthew 17:1–9; Mark 9:2–9; Luke 9:28–36) and the interpretations of…

The Romanian Government, through the Department for Relations with the Republic of Moldova, is funding 11 projects to equip and develop churches and monasteries within the Diocese of Southern Bessarabia. The projects will be implemented between July and November 2026 and will include church painting, the production and acquisition of liturgical furnishings, the development of…