The Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, this week expressed his deepest sorrow and pain, for the devastation caused by heavy floods that have swept through the east of the island continent, resulting in the deaths of at least 20 people in Queensland and New South Wales, and the displacement of thousands from their homes….

The Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, His Most Divine Beatitude Theodoros II, continued his pastoral visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo for a third day. On Tuesday, the Patriarch of Alexandria chaired a general synaxis, or assembly, of clerics serving in the Metropolis of Kinshasa and the Metropolis of Brazzaville &…

The world’s attention on Wednesday remained fixed on the horrific devastation taking place in predominately Orthodox Ukraine, 14 days after a Russian invasion of the eastern European country. In quick order, US President Joe Biden announced a ban on Russian energy imports to the United States, as Ukraine’s president urged the parliament of the United…

The Church today venerates the memory of the 40 Martyrs at Lake Sebastia.

On Sunday afternoon, 21 February / 6 March 2022, just before the beginning of the Holy and Great Lent, the Service of Contrite Vespers was observed at Saint James Cathedral by His Eminence Archbishop Philoumenos of Pella. At the end of the Service, His Eminence read the prayer of forgiveness. Around 5.30 p.m. the Service…

On Sunday, 6th March 2022, at the Holy Cathedral of St. Andrew the First-Called in Kentish Town, His Grace Bishop of Iakovos of Claudiopolis presided during the First Lenten Great Vespers (Forgiveness Vespers) accompanied by the General Hierarchical Vicar Fr. Konstantinos Garivaldinos, the V. Rev. Archimandrite Fr. Zacharias Zacharou of the Monastery of St. John…

On Wednesday, 9th March 2022, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain attended the London Church Leader’s Meeting hosted at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Family. The gathering of London-based Christian Leaders was addressed by Faiths Minister Kemi Badenoch MP and His Grace Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy….

From the very beginning, the Romanian Patriarchate noted with the utmost concern the beginning of the war in Ukraine, a war launched by Russia against a sovereign and independent state. The Romanian Patriarchate also called for prayer and solidarity to support and assist Ukrainian citizens, refugees in Romania, due to the war. Thus, collections or…

During his pastoral visit to Great Britain, His Eminence Metropolitan Iosif of Western and Southern Europe had a meeting with the Ambassador of Romania in London, Her Excellency Laura Popescu, on Friday, March 4, 2022. The meeting took place at the headquarters of the Romanian diplomatic mission. “I was happy to meet with His Eminence…