A particularly brazen burglary occurred at the historic Holy Monastery of the Holy Archangels on Serifos, where three perpetrators managed to break into the church, steal dozens of precious votive offerings and disappear, all within just 90 seconds. According to cyclades24.gr, the perpetrators used a wooden ladder to climb over the Monastery’s outer walls and…

On Monday, 17 August, with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, a Priestly Synaxis was held at the premises of the Holy Diocese of Chora in Northcote, Victoria, with the participation of the Diocese’s clergy. The Synaxis commenced with a presentation by His Grace Bishop Evmenios of Chora, who conveyed to the…

The Feast of the Transfiguration of the Saviour was celebrated at the Holy Pantokrator Monastery on Mount Athos according to the proper Athonite order and in an atmosphere of profound devotion. The katholikon of the Holy Monastery, which is dedicated to the Transfiguration of the Saviour, was filled with pilgrims, clergy and Athonite fathers who…

On Wednesday, 6/19 August 2026, the Patriarchate celebrated the Feast of the Divine Transfiguration on Mount Tabor, where this event took place. On this feast, the whole Church, and particularly the Church of Jerusalem, recalls that shortly before His Passion, according to the Gospel accounts (Matthew 17:1–9; Mark 9:2–9; Luke 9:28–36) and the interpretations of…

The Romanian Government, through the Department for Relations with the Republic of Moldova, is funding 11 projects to equip and develop churches and monasteries within the Diocese of Southern Bessarabia. The projects will be implemented between July and November 2026 and will include church painting, the production and acquisition of liturgical furnishings, the development of…

His Eminence Metropolitan Antonie of Bessarabia spoke on a ProTV Chișinău podcast about the path that led him from medical studies to theology and, subsequently, to monastic life. Metropolitan Antonie explained that his interest in theology began while he was studying medicine, when his psychiatry courses prompted questions about the existence of the soul and…

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania described Saint Maria Brâncoveanu as a model of Christian faith and courage whose trust in God enabled her to endure the martyrdom of her husband and four sons, years of captivity and exile without falling into despair. In a message delivered on Sunday at the local proclamation of her…

On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God, His Grace Bishop Raphael of Ilion presided over Matins and celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of St Luke in Glasgow. During the Divine Liturgy, Daniel Nicholls was ordained to the Holy Diaconate. Concelebrating with Bishop Raphael were the…

Minister of Education Dr. Muhammad Abdul Rahman Turko met with His Beatitude John X, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, alongside Dr. Nawar Najmeh, Member of Parliament, in a meeting that addressed the role of education in shaping individuals and society, while consolidating national and moral values. The Minister of Education affirmed…