Twenty people were ‌injured and the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery, a symbol of Ukrainian spiritual and cultural history, caught fire following a major Russian air attack on the Ukrainian capital, authorities said on Monday, urging residents to take shelter. The attack damaged electricity lines and left 140,000 Kyiv residents without power, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said…

This morning, 1/14 June 2026, on the Sunday of the Saints of Palestine, following the Divine Liturgy in the Patriarchal Monastic Church of Saints Constantine and Helen, His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, celebrated the Service of the Blessing of the Waters and blessed the commencement of the restoration works of…

On Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., His Excellency the Mayor of Athens, Mr. Haris Doukas, awarded the Medal of the City of Athens to His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, as a mark of honor and in recognition of his significant spiritual, peacebuilding, and charitable work; for his unwavering…

The National Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Oratorical Festival Finals were held June 13–14, 2026, at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Northridge, California, bringing together young students from across the country for a weekend centered on faith, education, and fellowship. The annual festival, a cornerstone program of the Archdiocese’s Department of Religious Education, welcomed…

NEW YORK — His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America received Dr. Stelios Kympouropoulos at the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Dr. Kympouropoulos was recently appointed by the government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to lead the National Accessibility Authority, the body that advises the Greek state on disability policy and universal access….

The Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem stated that His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem, all Palestine, and Jordan, concluded his official visit to Athens with a renewed appeal for the protection of Christians in the Holy Land and the wider Middle East, and for the safeguarding of Christian and Muslim holy sites in the Holy…

On the evening of June 11, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniil of Bulgaria offered a Trisagion service for the repose of the souls of the parents of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Christos and Meropi, as well as his sister, Zaharo. The memorial service took place on the island of Imbros, the birthplace of the Ecumenical…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew arrived on the afternoon of Tuesday, 9 June, in his birthplace, the island of Imbros, together with His Holiness Patriarch Daniil of Bulgaria, in order to celebrate his name day on the island for the first time. At the port, they were warmly welcomed by the local Hierarch, His Eminence…

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel delivered a message on Thursday, on the occasion of the name day anniversary of His All-Holiness Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch, at the “Dormition of the Mother of God” Cathedral in the village of Panagia (Gökçeada), Island of Imbros, Türkiye. „Throughout the 35 years of service as Ecumenical Patriarch, His Holiness Bartholomew…