The great feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ was celebrated with deep reverence on Wednesday, 6 August 2025, at the Patriarchal and Stavropegial Monastery of the Transfiguration on the island of Prote of Princes’ Islands, the largest of the Princes’ Islands. His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided over the festive…

His Eminence Metropolitan Dionysios of Corinth fell asleep in the Lord last night, at the age of 73. The late hierarch had been hospitalised in the intensive care unit of IASO Hospital for the past several weeks and had withdrawn from his pastoral duties due to serious health issues. His condition worsened after he returned…

On Wednesday, 6 August 2025, at the Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Mastambas, Heraklion, His Eminence Archbishop Evgenios of Crete, together with Their Eminences, Metropolitan Theodoros of Seleucia; Metropolitan Andreas of Arkalochori, Kastelli and Viannos; and His Grace Bishop Paisios of Apamea, celebrated the Funeral Service of the late Emmanuel Karakonstantakis, originally…

On Thursday, 7 August, in the evening, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, visited the Church of the Presentation of Our Lord, in the suburb of Coburg, Melbourne, accompanied by the local Bishop of Chora, His Grace Bishop Evmenios, and His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Melbourne. His Eminence presided over the Great Supplicatory Canon to…

In the aftermath of the heinous attack on the Church of St. Elias in Dweilaa, Damascus, which claimed the lives of dozens of martyrs; as a reaffirmation by the Church of Antioch of the steadfast faith of Her children, handed down from their forefathers; and as a confirmation of the uninterrupted continuation of prayer services…

As part of the emergency humanitarian response to those affected by the recent events in As-Sweida Governorate, and with the aim of activating and expanding the scope of this response on the ground, a humanitarian aid convoy arrived in As-Sweida today, accompanied by GOPA-DERD team, headed by Archimandrite Meletius Shattahi, Director General. The convoy included…

On Sunday, 3rd August 2025, the Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain rejoiced as Deacon Charalambos Clark was ordained to the Holy Priesthood by His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas at the Church of Christ the Saviour in Woolwich. Concelebrating with His Eminence were the Revd Protopresbyter Konstantinos Garibaldinos, Vicar General; the Revd Presbyter Thomas Koutroukis, Priest-in-charge;…

H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily on the 8th Sunday of Matthew (The Miracle of the Five Loaves) St. George Cathedral of Stockholm Sunday, August 3, 2025 Dearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today, the Holy Gospel presents us with one of the most beloved miracles of our Lord; the feeding of the five…

The Metropolitan of Florina, Prespa and Eordaia has issued a public warning to Orthodox Christians about the activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses, joining several other Greek bishops who have sounded similar alarms in recent months. In an official statement released on the feast day of the Transfiguration of Christ, His Eminence Metropolitan Irenaeus cautioned that the…