With ecclesiastical splendour, the Holy Metropolis of Argolis welcomed His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and All Africa to the Asia Minor refugee town of Nea Kios on Sunday, 6 September. The Patriarch visited Argolis in response to the gracious invitation of the Ambassador of Greece to Egypt, Mr Nikolaos Papageorgiou, who…

His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece offered a Trisagion on Sunday morning in memory of the two pilots who lost their lives in the line of duty in Tanagra. The memorial prayer was offered following the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Hesychasterion of the Transfiguration of the Saviour –…

The Patriarchate of Jerusalem announces with profound sorrow the falling asleep in the Lord of Elder Archimandrite Chrysostomos, who for many years served as Hegumen of the Holy Monastery of Saint Gerasimos of the Jordan. He fell asleep a few hours ago in Athens, following a period of trial concerning his health. The blessed Elder…

Your Eminences and Graces, Honorable President and Board of Directors of the Society for the Law of the Eastern Churches, Esteemed Professors and Members of the Society, Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, It is with particular joy that we meet you upon our arrival in this beautiful city of Budapest, at the close…

ROSCOE, NY – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided over the Divine Liturgy and the Enthronement of the Very Reverend Archimandrite Stephanos as Abbot and Elder of the Holy Monastery of Saint Nektarios in Roscoe, New York, opening a new chapter for the monastery and marking a significant moment for Orthodox monasticism in the…

His Beatitude Theophilos III, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, told H.E. Michel Issa, the U.S. ambassador to Lebanon, that Jerusalem’s Christian presence is vital to the Middle East. The Patriarch of Jerusalem welcomed Issa to the Patriarchate amid war and regional crisis. He said H.E. Issa’s regional roots and Christian heritage gave him an understanding of…

Today, 20 August / 2 September 2026, an Emergency Assembly convened under the Presidency of His Beatitude, our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, with the main subject being the state of health of Elder Chrysostomos, Hegumen of the Holy Monastery of Saint Gerasimos of the Jordan, as well as the appropriate provision for…

On Tuesday, 1 September, the Parish-Community of Saints Anargiri in Oakleigh welcomed His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Melbourne, who presided over Matins and the Divine Liturgy offered for the entire school community of Oakleigh Grammar, bringing together students, teachers, staff, and members of the wider school community in prayer at the beginning of the new…

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel urged young people attending the 2026 International Orthodox Youth Meeting (ITO) in Bucharest on Tuesday to have the desire to courageously bear witness to Christian values. The Patriarch of Romania emphasized that „the young Orthodox Christian who loves God and others discovers and bears witness to the truth that the Crucified…