On Sunday, 19 October, at o’clock in the morning, the Patriarchal entourage set forth from the Gate of the Patriarchate, led by His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, towards the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Preceding the procession were the Patriarchate’s guards holding the staffs and the students of the Patriarchal…

On Saturday, October 5/18, 2025, following the announcement of the decision of the Holy and Sacred Synod regarding the election of the new Archbishop of Sinai, Pharan, and Raitho, His Eminence the Archbishop-Elect Symeon, having received this proclamation with gratitude, expressed his heartfelt acceptance before His Beatitude the Patriarch, saying among other things: “With feelings…

Your Beatitude, Father and Master! Venerable Choir of Hierarchs, All ye beloved brethren of the Holy Catalogue, Your Excellency Mr George Gerapetritis, Representative of the Honourable Government of Greece, Your Excellency, Representative of the Honourable Government of Egypt, Your Excellency Mr Dimitrios Angelosopoulos, Consul General of Greece in Jerusalem, Beloved Holy Sepulchre Fathers, Beloved brethren…

On Saturday, 5/18 October 2025, at 15:30, the bells of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre rang joyfully, announcing the beginning of the Great Festive Vespers. The Service was celebrated in the Monastic and Patriarchal Church of the Equal-to-the-Apostles Saints Constantine and Helen, presided over from the Throne by His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch…

On Saturday, 5/18 October 2025, at around ten o’clock in the morning, His Grace Symeon, the Archbishop-Elect of Sinai, Pharan and Raitho, was received in private audience by His Beatitude Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III. After the brief and cordial meeting, His Grace proceeded to the Chief Secretariat of the Patriarchate, in order to read…

On Saturday, 18 October 2025, the proceedings of the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate were concluded. The following is the official communiqué: “The Holy and Sacred Synod on 18 October 2025, continued its work under the presidency of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, having completed the review of the matters listed on…

On Sunday, 19 October 2025 (Third Sunday of Luke), a Grand Poly-Hierarchical Divine Liturgy took place at the Pilgrimage Church of Saint Dimitrios, the Patron Saint of Thessaloniki. During the service of Matins, His Eminence Metropolitan Ioustinos of Nea Krini and Kalamaria presided. The Hierarchical Divine Liturgy was led by His Eminence Metropolitan Vasileios of…

With due splendour, on Sunday, 19 October 2025, a Hierarchical Concelebration and the ordination to the episcopacy of the newly elected Bishop of Epidaurus, Nikodimos Farmakis, General Director of the Central Ecclesiastical Financial Service (EKYO) of the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece, took place at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens. During Matins, His…

The Holy and Venerable Belt of the Theotokos, the only surviving and most precious relic from the earthly life of our Lady, the Most Holy Theotokos, was received with exceptional solemnity at the Holy Monastery of Xenophontos on Saturday, 18 October 2025, the eve of the annual Feast of the Panagia Hodegetria. With banners, incense,…