Due to the closure of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the ongoing war situation in the Holy Land, the Service of the Small Compline and the Second Stanza of the Salutations to the Most Holy Theotokos were held at the Church of Saints Constantine and Helen in Jerusalem. The service was presided over…

On the Second Sunday of Great Lent, after the Divine Liturgy, fathers of the Vatopedi Brotherhood, together with the Abbot Elder Ephraim, went for a reverent pilgrimage near the Monastery to the place of ascetic struggle of Saint Nikodemos the Hesychast and Saint Gregory Palamas, where they offered a supplicatory prayer service. The Holy Great…

The Second Stanza of the Salutations to the Most Holy Theotokos was chanted on Friday, 6 March, at the Church of the Presentation of the Theotokos in Pera, with His Eminence Metropolitan Andrew of Forty Churches, Supervisor of the Great Community of Stavrodromion, presiding. The hymns of the service were chanted by the students of…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America celebrated the 2nd Salutations to the Theotokos at Saint George Church in Kingston, NY on Friday, March 6, 2026 where he was welcomed by parish priest Fr. Jim Kordaris and the community. In his homily, the Archbishop stated: “In the midst of the Holy Season of the Fast, we…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America visited St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church in Albany on Sunday, March 8, for the Divine Liturgy on the Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas, returning to the parish six years after his previous visit during the COVID-19 pandemic. In remarks at the conclusion of the service, the Archbishop reflected on…

His Eminence Metropolitan Ioan of Banat held a memorial service on Saturday in Lugojel for the seven Greek fans who lost their lives in a road accident on 27 January 2026. His Eminence served a Trisagion (memorial prayer service) and blessed the monument erected in their memory at the site of the accident. About 120…

With deep reverence, the Service of the Second Stanza of the Salutations to the Most Holy Theotokos was celebrated on the evening of Friday, 6 March, at the Church of Panagia Soumela in East Keilor, within the Holy Diocese of Chora. The sacred service was presided over by His Grace Bishop Evmenios of Chora. During…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, concerned about the events taking place in the Middle East, communicated by telephone with His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch, and inquired about his situation and that of the flock under his jurisdiction. He expressed his heartfelt wishes and the sincere interest of both himself and the Ecumenical Patriarchate,…

On Sunday, 8 March, the Second Sunday of Lent, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia visited the Parish of Saint Stylianos in the suburb of Gymea in Sydney, where he celebrated the Divine Liturgy. Concelebrating with him were the Parish Priest, Fr. Constantine Varipatis, Fr. Christos Triantafyllou, and Fr. Dimitrios Karakiozis. During the service, the…