The Church today commemorates the Removal of the Relics of St. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople. On the occasion, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, officiated at a Divine Liturgy on Thursday at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George, the eve of the Translation of the Holy Relics. Based on millennia-old…

His Eminence Metropolitan Kyrillos of Imbros and Tenedos, on the occasion of the 9-days since the falling asleep in the Lord of Zacharo Anastasiadou (nee Archontonis), the sister of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, blessed the Kollyva and conducted the trisagion memorial service at her grave, at the Cemetery of the village of Agioi Theodoroi…

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The Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Elder Metropolitan of Halkidona, His Eminence Emmanuel, paid a pilgrimage this week to the Holy & Great Monastery of Vatopedi. In addressing the assembled Vatopedi Elders in a monastic synaxis, the hierarch referred to the concept of Christian life, the significance of monasticism in the life of the Church and the mission…

The Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, referred to the values of unity, mutual understanding and respect, which are deeply rooted in Australian society, as he said, in his message for Thursday’s Australia Day, a national holiday in the island continent nation. His Eminence also proudly underlined what he called contribution of the Greek Diaspora…

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, on Wednesday chaired a plenary session of the 31st International Christmas Educational Readings, which is being held at the Kremlin in Moscow. Earlier in the day, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church officiated at the Divine Liturgy, held at the Cathedral of Christ the…

The Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Theophilos III, on Wednesday received, at the Patriarchate’s see in the Holy City, the director and screenwriter of the award-winning film “Man of God”, Yelena Popovic. The film is based on the life, works and tribulations of St. Nektarios of Aegina. The film, which has been shown in movie…

Two ancient Cypriot coins and part of a wall mural were turned over this week to the Republic of Cyprus, during a ceremony at the island republic’s embassy in Washington DC. The artifacts were illegally imported to the United States seven years ago, according to the Cypriot antiquities department. The two coins were found as…

The Church today venerates the memory of Xenophone & his Companions.