The community of Sts. Catherine and George Greek Orthodox Church in Astoria, New York welcomed His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America on the morning of Saturday, April 11, for the Vesperal Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great —the Liturgy of the First Resurrection. Celebrating alongside His Eminence were His Grace Bishop Athenagoras of Nazianzos,…

Reverend Fathers, Dearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Beloved children, Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! At the center of our Orthodox faith stands the radiant mystery of Christ’s Resurrection. On Easter we proclaim with joy that “Christ is Risen,” affirming that death has been trampled down by death and that life eternal…

On Great Tuesday, 25 March / 7 April 2026, the feast of the Annunciation of the Theotokos was celebrated by the Patriarchate. On this feast, the whole Church, and especially the Church of Jerusalem, commemorates that the Archangel Gabriel, descending from the heavenly vaults, announced to the maiden of Nazareth, the Virgin Mary, the conception…

On the morning of Great Wednesday, 26 March / 8 April 2026, the last Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts before Easter was celebrated at the Patriarchate. For this Liturgy, His Beatitude, our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, went to the Patriarchal and monastic Church of Saints Constantine and Helen, and presided from…

THEOPHILOS III By the mercy of God, Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and all Palestine, to all the fullness of the Church, grace and mercy and peace from the All-Holy and Life-giving Tomb of the Risen Christ. “Rejoice, O peoples, and be glad; an angel sat upon the stone of the tomb; he…

On Holy Wednesday, 8 April, in the afternoon, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, attended in prayer during the celebration of the Holy Sacrament of Holy Unction. Also present in prayer were His Eminence Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Myra, Ambassador Mr Konstantinos Koutras, Consul General of Greece in Constantinople, and a large number of faithful. On the…

The community of Kimisis tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church in Brooklyn, New York welcomed His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America on the evening of Tuesday, April 7, for the Orthros of Great and Holy Wednesday, the Third Bridegroom Service. Celebrating alongside His Eminence was Proistamenos the V. Rev. Arch. Damaskinos V. Ganas. In his homily,…

The Holy Fire from Jerusalem will be brought to Romania on a special flight on Holy Saturday, following an agreement secured with the support of Romanian and Israeli authorities. Archimandrite Ioan Meiu, representative of the Romanian Patriarchate to the Holy Land, said the Romanian delegation had received the necessary approvals to transport the Holy Fire….

On Palm Sunday, 5 April 2026, at the Church of the Holy Trinity and St Luke in Birmingham, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain presided at Matins and celebrated the Divine Liturgy. Concelebrating with His Eminence was the Revd Protopresbyter Christos Stefanou, while the Revd Archdeacon George Tsourous and Deacon Catalin Constantis…