His Beatitude Anastasios, archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania, shares a message for the World Council of Churches (WCC) global fellowship, between the Orthodox Easter and Pentecost. In today’s world, the message notes: “The invoking of Christ’s name has no place in plans of political expediency and oppression of individuals and peoples.” Anastasios, an…

Your Beatitude, Archbishop Hieronymus of Athens and All Greece, Your Excellency, representative of the Hellenic Government, Excellencies, Most Reverend brother Hierarchs, Esteemed Archons, Presidents of the Order of St. Andrew, the Brotherhood of Panagia Pammakaristos, and the Brotherhood of St. Paul the Apostle, Honorable government representatives, Esteemed Archons, Distinguished guests, Beloved children in the Lord,…

During the three days of May 17-19, His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia, accompanied by Archimandrite Sosipatros Stephanoudis, visited the flock of the Mother Church of Constantinople in the Swedish cities of Anderstorp and Jönköping. In the afternoon of May 17, the two clergymen visited the premises of the Anderstorp Hellenic Association…

The Synod of the Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobrudja met on Monday at the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest. On this occasion, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel announced that the founders of the Athonite Prodromou Skete, Venerable Nifon and Nectarie, have been proposed to be canonized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The most important item on the agenda…

Holy Transfiguration holds the distinction of being the northernmost parish of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, and of being the only Greek Orthodox parish in the State of Alaska. Holy Transfiguration is Pan-Orthodox in character, with a very diverse congregation. Services are primarily in English with some Greek. During the Divine Liturgy, the Lord’s…

On Tuesday, 21 May 2024, on the Feast Day of Saints Constantine and Helen in the presence of many pilgrims from Greece and Ukraine, the Matins and Divine Liturgy were celebrated in the chapel of the Theological School of Halki, presided over by His Grace Bishop Kassianos of Aravissos. At the end of the Divine…

On Sunday 19th May 2024, John Brydges was ordained to the Holy Diaconate at the Church of Ss Constantine and Helen in Croydon, South London. His Grace Bishop Maximos of Melitene presided over Matins and celebrated the Divine Liturgy joined by Revd Oeconomos Georgios Christidis, Priest-in-charge of the Parish. The Revd Deacon Georgios Ntallas also…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew attended the cultural event entitled “The worldwide Kazantzakis and His Impact in Turkey”, co-organised by the Consulate General of Greece in Constantinople and the International Society of Friends of Nikos Kazantzakis, on Tuesday afternoon, 21 May 2024, at the Sismanoglio Hall. Prior to the event, the Ecumenical Patriarch met with…

The Archdiocesan District of Adelaide is blessed to have two churches dedicated to the memory of the Emperor Constantine and his devout mother Helen – in the regional centres of Whyalla and Renmark. The church in Renmark in particular is blessed to be the centre of a thriving Orthodox community in the Riverland that has…