On Sunday afternoon, 11 August, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew officiated at the service of the Supplicatory Canon to the Most Holy Theotokos at the Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos, ‘Exi Marmara’. Present also and joined in prayer were Their Eminences, Metropolitan Gabriel of Nea Ionia and Philadelphia and Metropolitan Maximos of Selyvria,…

On Sunday, 11 August, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia liturgised at the Church of the Resurrection of Christ, in the suburb of Kogarah in Sydney, where he also performed the ordination of the Parish Deacon Fr. Socrates Dokos as a Presbyter, who is an Associate Professor and Deputy Head of the Graduate School of…

The United Nations, aiming to highlight the challenges and issues faced by young people and to promote their active participation in society, has designated August 12th of each year as International Youth Day. For the Orthodox Church and, specifically, for the Holy Archdiocese of Australia, caring for the needs of the younger generation has consistently…

On 4th August 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain had the honour of visiting H.S. PROMETHEUS a General Support Ship of the Greek Navy on its summer training cruise supporting Frigate H.S. KANARIS. Also present were His Excellency Yannis Tsaousis, Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic in the UK, Commander representatives of…

New York, NY – The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministries (Y2AM) is overjoyed to announce the triumphant conclusion of the 2024 National Young Adult League (YAL) Conference, held July 3-7, 2024 at The Westin Gaslamp Quarter in beautiful San Diego, California. With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of…

At their Vacation Church Camp earlier this summer, St. Nektarios Greek Orthodox Church in Charlotte, NC created a small shrine to St. John the Baptist, placing the shrine in their parish courtyard to be visible and particularly accessible to the children who love to play and explore there on Sundays after Divine Liturgy. Already, they’re…

On Wednesday, July 25th / August 7th, 2024, the Feast of the Dormition of Saint Anna, mother of the Theotokos, was celebrated by the Patriarchate. During this feast, the Church honours Saint Anna, “who was taken up to heavenly places, the dwelling place of the blessed”, as we sing in her Apolytikion. On this occasion,…

On Tuesday, 6 August 2024, on the occasion of the great feast of the Lord, the Holy Transfiguration of the Saviour, the Church of the Transfiguration, which is located on the hill of Kandilli on the Eastern bank of the Bosphorus, celebrated the feast day. The Feast Day Divine Liturgy was officiated by His Eminence…

On Tuesday 23 June 2020 the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate convened at the Orthodox Centre of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambesy, Geneva where they officially numbered among the Saints of the Orthodox Church the ever-memorable Metropolitan Kallinikos of Edessa, Pella, and Almopia (1919-1984). That evening the bells of the parishes throughout…