The pilgrimage organised at the National Cathedral to mark the consecration of its mosaic iconography has ended after 11 days, during which 315,000 faithful passed through the Holy Altar. The place of worship will remain open for visits until November 14, from 11:00 to 19:00. The final pilgrim passed through the Holy Altar on Thursday…
On Wednesday, 23 October / 5 November 2025, the Patriarchate celebrated the feast of the holy and glorious Apostle James the Brother of God in the Cathedral bearing his name, situated between the premises of the Holy Sepulchre Brotherhood and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, serving as the parish church of the Greek Orthodox…
An appeal for peace and reconciliation, along with a call for “a re-evaluation of attitudes, choices, and judgments in accordance with the Orthodox Faith and Tradition,” has been issued by the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Church of Crete, in the wake of a tragic and violent incident in the village of Vorizia, Heraklion, which…
On Monday, 3 November 2025, His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and All Africa received in audience the Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Esphigmenou, Archimandrite Bartholomew, who was accompanied by fathers of the monastery and a large group of pilgrims from the Association of Friends of the Holy Monastery. In his…
Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni reiterated the unwavering stance of the Kyriakos Mitsotakis government on the reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures, calling all member states to support Greece’s national goal, during her intervention in the biennial UNESCO General Assembly meeting. According to a ministry statement, the meeting is being held in Samarkand, the first time…
The Parish of Saint Nicholas in Marrickville, Sydney, held a pilgrimage to the celebrating Holy Monastery of Saint George of the Mountain in Yellow Rock, New South Wales. The pilgrims participated reverently and devoutly in the Divine Liturgy, which was celebrated by the Abbot of the Monastery, His Grace Bishop Iakovos of Miletoupolis. Following the…
The title of Honorary Doctor of the Department of Medicine, School of Health Sciences of the University of Thessaly, will be conferred upon His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, Exarch of All Oceania. The Investiture Ceremony will take place on Tuesday, 11 November 2025, at 7:00 p.m., in the “Hippocrates” Amphitheatre of the Department of…
On Monday, 3 November 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew departed for Lourdes, France, at the invitation of the Roman Catholic Hierarchy of the country. On Tuesday, he will deliver an address at their General Assembly. During his stay, the Ecumenical Patriarch will also meet with the heads of all Christian Churches and Confessions in…
During the three-day period of October 31st, November 1st and 2nd, 2025, His Eminence Archbishop Elia of Helsinki and All Finland visited Stockholm on the occasion of the feast of the Synaxis of the Saints of Karelia. Specifically, at midday on Friday, October 31st, His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia, accompanied by…