The miracle of the glorious Great Martyr and all-praised Saint Euphemia, whose holy relic is kept in the Venerable Patriarchal Church, was celebrated at the Venerable Centre of Orthodoxy. His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew joined in prayer during the Divine Liturgy on Tuesday, 11 July 2023 on the feast day of Saint Euphemia. His Eminence…

On the occasion of the feast day of Saint Euphemia the Great Martyr, on Tuesday, 11 July 2023, His Eminence Metropolitan Symeon of Fthiotida presided over the Matins and Divine Liturgy with the blessing of the five loaves at the celebrating Metropolitan Church of Saint Euphemia, Chalcedon, and was also joined in prayer by the…

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America has released its audited 2022 and its first quarter of 2023 financial results https://www.goarch.org/-/financial%20statements . These financial results demonstrate the continued healthy financial status of the Archdiocese due to the strong support of its parishes and donors and the stringent cost controls implemented beginning in 2018 and continuing through…

On Friday, June 24th/July 8th, 2023, the Patriarchate celebrated the Feast of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist in the Holy Monastery dedicated to him, in his birthplace of Oreini / Ein-Karem, near the hospital Hadassah. On this feast, the Church remembers what was narrated by the Evangelist Luke (ch. 1, 5-80) about the…

His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III received today, Friday July 8, a number of the Orthodox Community leaders and Church distinguished members from the city of Acre and its’ surrounding areas (Metropolitanate of Acre, Ba’neh, Jedaideh, Makr, Ebillein, Kufr Smai’, Kufr Yasif, Sakhnin, Rameh, Shafa’amer, Abu Snan). During the meeting which was attended by their Eminences…

The Holy Synod convened today, Monday, July 10, 2023, at the Jerusalem Patriarchate’s headquarters chaired by His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III, Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem. At the start of the meeting, His Beatitude mentioned the blessed Archimandrite Philotheus, and touched on his dedicated service and sincerity since he was a young man,…

His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia arrived in Perth on Monday, 10 July 2023, for the celebrations of the Feast Day of Saint Paisios the Athonite. His Eminence was greeted at the Perth Domestic Airport by His Grace Bishop Elpidios of Kyanea, Archiepiscopal Vicar of Perth together with the clergy and faithful of the District….

On Saturday, 8 July 2023, according to the monastic order of Mount Athos, the monastic tonsures of five brothers from the novitiate of the Skete took place at the Holy Vatopedi Coenobitic Skete of Apostle Andrew and Saint Anthony the Great (Serai). The Abbot of the Holy Great Monastery of Vatopedi, Archimandrite Ephraim conducted the…

In a warm and cordial atmosphere, a significant meeting took place at the Presidential Office, where the President of the Republic of Ethiopia, Mrs. Sahle-Work Zewde, engaged in a fruitful discussion with Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Daniel of Aksum Daniel. Accompanied by the Secretary of the Holy Metropolis of Aksum, Mr. Georgios Constantin, the Metropolitan conveyed…