On Sunday, 16 August, His Eminence Elder Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon, representing His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, visited His Beatitude Catholicos-Patriarch Sio III of Georgia. The meeting, which was attended by Hierarchs and clergy of the Church of Georgia, took place in a particularly warm and cordial atmosphere. His Eminence Metropolitan Emmanuel conveyed to His…

The great Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos was celebrated on the Aegean island of Imbros with religious devotion and in a deeply moving atmosphere. His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew concelebrated with the Primate of the Church of Albania, His Beatitude Archbishop Joani of Albania, at the festal church in the mountain village of…

His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and All Africa said that the Thetokos remains close to those who seek her help and “knows the anxieties, tears and hopes of every person.” The Patriarch spoke during the Divine Liturgy for the Dormition of the Theotokos, celebrated on 15 August 2026, at the historic…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and His Beatitude Archbishop Joani of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania attended prayerfully the Divine Liturgy on Sunday, 16 August, at the Metropolitan Church of the Panagia. The Divine Liturgy was celebrated by His Eminence Metropolitan Kyrillos of Imbros and Tenedos. The two Primates, accompanied by the local Metropolitan, then…

Not without reason has youth been described as the most creative period of a person’s earthly life. Yet we often forget that the energy and potential of youth are not simply a promise for tomorrow, but a precious gift that can bear fruit from today. Our Holy Archdiocese has demonstrated in practical ways that we…

The World Council of Cretans (WCC), with great emotion and pride, participated in the unveiling ceremony of the first “Cretans’ Abroad Street” in Crete, which took place on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi. This initiative of the Municipality of Agios Nikolaos represents a historic act of recognition of the multifaceted contribution of…

The proceedings of the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Archdiocese of Australia, which convened in extraordinary session from 28 July through to today, 30 July 2026, under the presidency of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, have been concluded. During its sessions, the Holy Synod considered the matters on the agenda and, among other things,…

In accordance with the Athonite order and in an atmosphere of prayerful compunction, the Synaxis of the Vatopedi Fathers was celebrated on Thursday, 23 July, at the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, with an All-Night Vigil and a festal Divine Liturgy. The celebrations were presided over by His Eminence Metropolitan Stefanos of Philippi, Neapolis…

The historic city of Selyvria and the Holy Metropolis bearing its name had the great blessing and highest honour of welcoming His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, together with members of the Holy and Sacred Synod. The local shepherd, His Eminence Metropolitan Maximos of Selyvria, received His All-Holiness and the Holy Hierarchs at the Metropolitan Residence….