On Monday, February 13/26, 2024, His Beatitude received: His Eminence Metropolitan Timotheos of Bostra, Exarch of the Holy Sepulchre in Cyprus for issues of the Exarchy of the Holy Sepulchre in Cyprus. Mrs Maria Zozonaki, working in the Jerusalem department of the European Union, for a discussion of support issues for the Patriarchate. Fr Yiannick…

On Wednesday, 28 February 2024, the day that marks one year since the fatal accident in Tempe, which claimed the lives of 57 people, following the decision of His Eminence Metropolitan Ieronymos of Larissa and Tyrnavos, the Offices of the Holy Metropolis will remain closed, as a sign of honour towards the victims, our fallen…

According to the Mount Athos order, the festive celebration of the memory of Saint Ephraim of Katounakia is being held in the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi. During the feast of St. Ephraim, the abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, Elder Ephraim, celebrates his name day. On the eve of the…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America arrived today, February 26, 2024 in Naples, FL for the annual Leadership 100 (L100) Conference. Greeting the Archbishop were Chairman of L100 Demetrios Logothetis, Executive Director of L100 Paulette Poulos and the L100 team Dina Theodosakis and Fran Karivalis. His Eminence will attend the Executive Committee, Board and General…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America welcomed the American Bible Society’s (ABS) Board of Directors to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese for the first time on Thursday, February 22, 2024. The American Bible Society’s Board visited the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese as part of their triennial Board Retreat, focused on strengthening Church partnerships and fostering innovative approaches…

Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Announces Journeying Through the Triodion, Holy Week, and Pascha A Series of Video Reflections by Dean Fr. Eugen J. Pentiuc and the Holy Cross Faculty © The Scriptorium Initiative Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology is launching the first fruits of The Scriptorium Initiative with a series…

On Saturday, February 11 / 24, 2024, His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos received: A twenty-member group of the Turan Community of northern Israel led by their priest Fr Nektarios Raja and the Church attendants of this Community, who sought the blessing of His Beatitude and His moral and material support. His…

On Friday, February 10/23, 2024, the Patriarchate celebrated the feast of the Holy Hieromartyr Charalambos in the Holy Monastery, which is adjacent to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on the north and near the Gate through which the Lord passed to Golgotha, which is also known as the 8th Station of Via Dolorosa. On…

On Thursday, February 9/20, 2024, H.H.B. our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos received the Bulgarian Ambassador to Israel Ms Slavena Gergova and the head diplomatic representative Mr Vesselin Delchev. These honourable representatives of Bulgaria were informed by His Beatitude on the centuries-long and today’s multifaceted work of the Patriarchate, purely pastoral, and ecclesiastical, but…