Yesterday, Mount Athos celebrated the first feast of the translation of the holy relics of Saint Dionysios of Kolitsou (of Vatopaidi) following his recent canonisation. At the Holy Great Monastery of Vatopaidi, according to Athonite tradition, a festal all-night vigil was held. Participating were His Grace Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești, Assistant Bishop to His Beatitude…

We are called to raise our voices against an abhorrent phenomenon, the abuse of children, which constitutes a brutal violation of our Christian values and an assault upon the future of humanity. As Orthodox Christians, who place at the core of our faith and values love for our neighbour and respect for the human person,…

In an atmosphere of warmth and mutual respect, His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Melbourne welcomed to the Melbourne Diocesan Offices, Ms Georgia Dimopoulou, the newly appointed Head of the Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO) Office in Australia, together with Ms Dimitra Georgantzoglou, Consul General of the Hellenic Republic in Melbourne. At the beginning of the…

On Monday, 10th November 2025, Clergy of the Holy Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain took place at the Patriarchal and Stavropegic Monastery of St John the Baptist in Essex. The meeting was convened by His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain, together with Their Graces Bishop Maximos of Melitene, Raphael of Ilion…

The Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Theophilos III, welcomed today at the Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Maka Botchorishvili, and the accompanying diplomats and officials, in a spirit of Christian fellowship and gratitude to the Lord. His Beatitude received the delegation with warmth and reflected that their visit arrives…

On Sunday, the 3rd/16th of November 2025, the Patriarchate celebrated the commemoration of the translation of the relic of the Holy Great-Martyr George the Trophy-bearer, together with the consecration anniversary of the Church dedicated to his name in Lydda, wherein his tomb is preserved in its crypt. This feast is observed in memory of the…

On Sunday, 16 November 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided at the Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Valinou, where a holy spring dedicated to Saint Menas the Great Martyr is located. Those who joined him in prayer included His Grace Bishop Adrianos of Halicarnassus, Supervisor of the…

On Sunday, 16 November 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew attended a memorial service held in the chapel and at the military cemetery on the grounds of the German Embassy retreat in Therapeia. The Ecumenical Patriarch responded to an invitation from the Consul General of Germany in Constantinople to attend the service, which was held…

The Holy Monastery of Xenophontos on Mount Athos celebrated with great festivity the Feast of the Translation of the Relics of the Holy Great Martyr George the Trophy-Bearer, on Sunday, 16 November 2025 (according to the Old Calendar). Officially invited guests were His Eminence Metropolitan Makarios of Sidirokastro and His Eminence Metropolitan Timotheos of Thessaliotida…