On Saturday, 13 April 2024, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew officiated at the Venerable Patriarchal Church of Saint George during the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom on the commemoration of the memory of his Martyr Predecessor, Saint Gregory V. Following this, His All-Holiness then venerated and prayed at the place of his martyrdom, the…

On the 4th Sunday of Lent, 14 April 2024, with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, His Grace Bishop Themistocles of Nicopolis, from the Patriarchate of Alexandria, liturgised at the Church of Saints Constantine and Helen, in the suburb of South Yarra in Melbourne, and was joined by the Parish Priest, Father…

On Friday, 12 April 2024, the Service of the 4th Stanza of the Salutations to the Mother of God took place at the historical Church of Panagia ‘Exi Marmara’ and was officiated by His Eminence Metropolitan Maximos of Selyvria, Supervisor of the Hypsomatheia District. The students Pelagia Lygeridi and Alexia Demirtzi and Thalis Vassilis Kyropoulos…

On the 4th Sunday of Lent, 14 April 2024, in the Chapel of the Theological School of Halki, the Resurrectional Matins and Divine Liturgy took place and was presided over by the Abbot of the Monastery of the Holy Trinity, His Grace Bishop Kassianos of Aravissos, during which the memory of Saint John Climacus of…

On the 4th Sunday of Lent, 14 April 2024, the Feast Day Divine Liturgy on the occasion of the commemoration of the memory of Saint Theonas, Archbishop of Thessaloniki, and Second Founder of the Holy Patriarchal and Stavropegic Monastery of Saint Anastasia the Pharmakolytria, was presided over by His Eminence Metropolitan Filotheos of Thessaloniki, who…

Words fail to describe our sadness at the heinous crime committed at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre in Sydney, as well as our deep pain for the tragic loss of innocent lives. From the depths of my heart, I feel the need to address the relatives and friends of the victims and express not only…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America welcomed the Presidential Guard of the Hellenic Republic to a Doxology Service celebrating Greek Independence Day. The service, held on April 12, 2024 at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine, is the first event of a weekend honoring the 203rd anniversary of freedom and independence of Greece…

Distinguished Officers and Soldiers of the Τάγμα Εὐζώνων, Beloved Hellenes and Philhellenes, Sisters and Brothers in the Lord, Once again, on the hallowed Ground of the World Trade Center, we have the superlative honor of receiving the Presidential Φρουρά – the elite guard of the Hellenic Republic, who represent the glory of Greece throughout the…

The Holy Synod was convened today, Thursday, April 11, at the Jerusalem Patriarchate, and was chaired by His Beatitude the Patriarch of the Holy City, Theophilos III, and attended by members of the Holy Synod. His Beatitude discussed with the members of the Synod several issues related to ecclesiastical and pastoral administrative affairs that serve…