To His Eminence the Archbishop of Sinai, Pharan and Raithou Kyrillos Damianos With spiritual concern and attentive reading, we have received Your Eminence’s letter addressed to the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, by which you express your desire that the Patriarchate assume spiritual and canonical responsibility for the management of the pressing issue concerning the ecclesiastical status…
According to an official announcement, on Friday, 1 August 2025, at 4:30 p.m., His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will preside over the Service of the First Supplicatory Canon (Paraklesis) to the Most Holy Theotokos. The service will be held at the Patriarchal Church of St. George in the Phanar, marking the beginning of the Dormition…
On Saturday, 26 July 26, the day on which our Holy Church celebrated the memory of the glorious martyr of Christ, Saint Paraskevi, the established Vespers Service in memory of the beloved Saint was held late in the afternoon at Her Sanctified Spring, which is located within the boundaries of the Community of Neochori on…
In a significant parliamentary session, Greek Minister of Education Sophia Zacharaki addressed concerns surrounding the newly introduced bill establishing a Legal Entity under Public Law in Greece for the Greek Orthodox Royal Autonomous Monastery of Saint Catherine of Sinai. The debate unfolded amid an internal crisis within the monastic brotherhood and growing public attention on…
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is honored to announce the official visit of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to the U.S. in September 2025. The visit will include public events in Washington, DC, New York City, and Long Island, NY, offering opportunities to receive his blessing and participate in worship services. This Apostolic Visit…
On Sunday, 27th July 2025, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain held a formal dinner, hosted by His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas, in honour of His Beatitude Archbishop Georgios of New Justiniana and All Cyprus. The dinner, which took place in central London, followed the visit of His Beatitude Archbishop Georgios of Cyprus…
On Sunday, 27th July 2025, the Greek Orthodox Community of Saints Panteleimon and Paraskevi was honoured with the presence of His Beatitude Archbishop Georgios of New Justiniana and All Cyprus, who presided at the festal Hierarchical Divine Liturgy. The visit took place as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the community. His Beatitude was…
With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, the Parish of St Panteleimon in Glenelg North celebrated the feast day of its patron, with Vespers on Saturday 26th and a Hierarchical Matins and Divine Liturgy on Sunday 27th of July 2025, presided by His Grace Bishop Silouan of Adelaide. The Holy Diocese of…
A farewell dinner in honour of the outgoing Consul General of Greece in Sydney, Mr. Ioannis Mallikourtis, was held on Monday, 28 April 2025, by the Holy Archdiocese of Australia, in the Great Hall of Saint Andrew’s Theological College. In addition to the host, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, Mr. Mallikourtis, who attended the…