Elder Ephraim engages in a discussion with Bishop of Nafpaktos Ierotheos on the topic: ” The Greatness of the Orthodox Tradition ” The talk will be in Greek with simultaneous translation into English, Romanian, Arabic, Georgian, French, Russian, Polish There will be time for questions and answers Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/VykMsEUuRde8K2ivRCw1jg Please note that our maximum…

The Archdiocese of Suceava and Rădăuți distributed about 500 icons to mothers and their caregivers in maternity wards across Suceava County on Sunday. The initiative took place in the context of International Women’s Day and formed part of the eparchial programme “Month for Life”. Hospital chaplains distributed the icons, offering blessings and words of encouragement…

The relics of Gregory Palamas were carried in procession through the streets of Thessaloniki on the second Sunday of Great Lent, which in the Orthodox Church is dedicated to the saint who defended hesychast spirituality. The religious procession took place on Sunday at the Metropolitan Cathedral in the historic Greek city, where the relics of…

The Church of Greece has called on families—especially wives—to support with love and understanding those who feel called to serve as ministers of the Church. The appeal was made by the Permanent Holy Synod of the Church of Greece in a pastoral message issued ahead of the Week of Priestly Vocations. In the encyclical letter,…

In response to an invitation from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, which was extended to His All-Holiness and the other religious leaders in the country, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew travelled to Ankara on Tuesday, 10 March 2026, where an iftar dinner was hosted at the presidential palace. The dinner was held during Ramadan, after…

On Tuesday, 10 March, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia had the joy of meeting and speaking with the young men and women who participate in the GO Youth Initiative of the Holy Archdiocese in New South Wales. On the occasion of the beginning of the new year of activities of the Orthodox Youth, His…

Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, in conjunction with the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (GOA) under the spiritual and ecclesial leadership of Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, has launched a Certificate of Completion in Orthodox Theology in Spanish for native-Spanish speaking clergy in the Americas. This new program assists…

On Sunday, 8 March, the memory of Saint Gregory Palamas was honoured at the Representation Church (Antiprosopion) of the Monastery of Esphigmenou on Mount Athos. The celebration was presided over by His Eminence Elder Metropolitan Theophylaktos of Caesarea, of the Patriarchate of Alexandria. The feast holds particular significance for the brotherhood of the Monastery of…

On Monday, 9 March 2026, the day on which our Church commemorates the memory of the Holy Forty Martyrs, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, visited the Cemetery of Saint Ignatius of Chalcedon. The Patriarch was accompanied by His Eminence Elder Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon and Deacon Evlogios Tsatsas, Codicographer of the Holy and Sacred Synod….