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…

On the occasion of the feast of the memory of Saints Constantine and Helen, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided over the Divine Liturgy at the namesake Church in the Hypsomatheia District on Tuesday, 21 May 2024. The Holy Sermon was preached by the Patriarchal Deacon Father Barnabas. The Ecumenical Patriarch was warmly welcomed by…

Beloved friend, Savas Tsivicos, Supreme President of the Order of AHEPA, General Chairman, Philip Christopher, Most Honorable Senators and Representatives of the United States Congress, Your Excellency Ekaterini Nassika, Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic to the United States, Your Excellency Evangelos Savva, Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to the United States, Representatives of Greece…

The Patriarchal Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy is in its 26th year of operation. Sixty-three (63) young men have graduated. Thirty-seven (37) have been ordained and serve in our churches in Canada. Four young men graduated from our Theological Academy this year. Two of them are already married and have been ordained priests. The graduation ceremony…