For many years now, His Eminence Archbishop Sotirios of Canada visits the pious faithful of British Columbia for the feasts of the Three Hierarchs and the Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple. This year, the Archbishop visited from January 25 to February 5, 2024. On Saturday, 27 January 2024, in a spirit of humility…

With tears in their eyes and devout prayers, thousands of Cypriots accompanied the Holy Cincture of the Most Holy Theotokos in the Holy Litany that took place in Paralimni in the province of the free Ammochostos on Saturday night. Cypriots young and old flooded the streets of the town while the bands of the Municipality…

On Tuesday afternoon, 6 February 2024, on the eve of the feast of Saint Parthenios, Bishop of Lampsacus, His Beatitude Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa performed the Vespers Service for the small Orthodox community of Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. After the service, he bestowed his blessings upon the congregation, offering words…

On Wednesday, 7 February 2024, His Beatitude Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa flew to Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria. At the airport, he was greeted by the clergy of Eastern Nigeria and the CEO of the A. G. Leventis family group of companies. In the afternoon, the Patriarch visited several Greek…

On Wednesday, February 7, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros welcomed Deputy Minister of Social Welfare of Cyprus Ms. Marilena Evangelou. At the conclusion of their meeting, Ms. Evangelou remarked, “Today, with great joy, we had a meeting with His Eminence the Archbishop of America. We discussed issues related to our diaspora as well as the…

Edison, NJ – The Hellenic Dancers of NJ (HDNJ) performed for a sold-out audience at its 50th Anniversary Gala Saturday night, February 3, 2024. The celebration brought together over 70 current and alumni dancers at the Pines Manor in Edison, NJ. Several of the original dancers also performed, with many more alumni dancers as part…

On Tuesday, January 17/30, 2024, the commemoration of Saint Anthony the Great was celebrated by the Patriarchate in his chapel, located in the Southern section of the Holy Altar of the Church of Saint Nicholas near the Patriarchate. On this day, the Church remembers that Anthony the Great was born in Egypt in 251. After…

On Monday, 29th January 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain presided during vespers for the Feast of the Three Hierarchs at the Church of the Holy Cross and Archangel Michael in Golders Green, North London accompanied by the V. Reverend Archimandrite Vissarion Kokliotis, and Protopresbyter John Hookway, as well as Archdeacon…

On Thursday, 1 February 2024, the Greek Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Konstantinos Fragogiannis, had a meeting with His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. The discussions, which included the participation of the new Greek Ambassador in Ankara, Mr. Theodoros Bizakis, Consul General in Constantinople, His Excellency Ambassador Konstantinos Koutras, and the Director of the Diplomatic…