The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church met in a solemn session on October 26, 2023, at the Patriarchal Palace in Bucharest. The goal of the meeting was to analyze the activity of the Church related to the themes of the ongoing Solemn and Commemorative year. Year 2023 has been declared the Solemn Year…

On Wednesday, 1 November 2023, His Excellency Ambassador Konstantinos Koutras, the new Consul General of Greece in Constantinople, made an official visit to the Episcopal Residence and offices of the Holy Metropolis of Derkoi and met with the local Shepherd, His Eminence Elder Metropolitan Apostolos of Derkoi. After a fruitful discussion on the issues of…

The anniversary of OHI Day (October 28, 1940) was celebrated in Adelaide with feelings of spiritual joy and adulation. On the feast day, Saturday 28 October 2023, in all our churches , after the Matins and the Divine Liturgy of the Holy Protection of the Theotokos, doxology and prayers were recited for the struggle of…

The memory of the Holy Unmercenaries, Saints Kosmas and Damian of Asia Minor was celebrated with ecclesiastical splendour at the Church of Saints Anargiri in the suburb of Oakleigh, Melbourne. His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis, Archiepiscopal Vicar of Melbourne, presided over the feast day celebrations, joined by Father George Adamakis, Father Kyriakos Tsapas and…

Your Eminence[s] and Grace[s], Beloved Brothers in Christ, Today, we celebrate seven illustrious bishops, who were members of the larger group of Seventy Disciples of the Lord, recorded in the Gospel of Saint Luke.* Apelles, Bishop of Heraclea; Amplias, Bishop of Odyssopolis; Urban, Bishop of Macedonia; Narcissus, Bishop of Athens; Aristobulus, Bishop of Britain; and…

For several months, His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas and his Chancellors, Fr. Teodor Petrutiu and Fr. Nick Kotsis, have been searching for someone to take the role of Metropolis Youth Director. That search is finally over! Michael Hostetler, a seminarian from Lansing, MI, began working as our Youth Director on June 1st, 2023. He brings with…

THE GREEK ORTHODOX METROPOLIS OF BOSTON HOSTS ITS BI-ANNUAL CLERGY-LAITY ASSEMBLY AIMED AT SUPPORTING ITS PARISHES AND CULTIVATING SPIRITUAL PRACTICES Over 300 clergy and parish representatives attended the day-long event, hearing from numerous guest speakers and attending small group discussions. BOSTON, Mass. (Oct. 28, 2023) — The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston hosted its Bi-Annual…

“Holiness is not something that comes and goes away as the worldly things do, disappearing soon and being lost. Holiness remains, illuminates and brings forth a fragrance”, the metropolitan of Veria said in his homily on the feast of Sant Demetrius the Myrrh-Gusher. His Eminence Metropolitan Panteleimon of Veria, Naousa, and Kampania presided over the…

On Tuesday, 31 October 2023, on the occasion of the feast day of Saint Stachys the Apostle, the first Bishop of Byzantium, the Divine Liturgy took place at the venerable Patriarchal Church of Saint George, which was officiated by His Eminence Metropolitan Dimitrios of France. At the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy, His All-Holiness Ecumenical…