January 13, 2023 at the Ecumenical Patriarchate, under the chairmanship of His Eminence Elder Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon, took place the inaugural meeting of the established ten-member Mixed Commission on the topic of the revision of the existing Charter of the Sacred Archdiocese of America. The entire discussion and exchange of views was informative and…

Beloved Brother and Co-celebrant in the Holy Spirit, Metropolitan Alexios Your Grace Bishop Sevastianos, Reverend Clergy, Beloved Children in the Lord, What a joy for me to join all of you for the Hellenic Dance Festival of the Holy Metropolis of Atlanta. These cultural celebrations that take place across the Archdiocese are especially rewarding to…

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The splendid ecclesiastical calendar of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi for 2023 is now available. The 2023 Vatopedi calendar showcases the ecclesiastical frescoes found in the catholicos, or main cathedral, of the venerable Mount Athos monastery.

In the wake of this week’s meeting in Skopje between the resident Metropolitan of Skopje and Archbishop of Ohrid, His Beatitude Stefan, and the visiting Metropolitan of Volokolamsk, His Eminence Anthony, the former spoke by phone on Thursday with the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill. His Beatitude Stefan expressed a wish…

The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Porfirije, is scheduled to conduct a pastoral visit to the United States later this month and into February. His Holiness is scheduled to visit the parishes and Church-school congregation of St. Sava in New York, while also being briefed, in person, on the rebuilding process for the Cathedral of…

The memory of 16th century St. Jeremiah was commemorated at the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople for the first time on Friday. Patriarch Jeremiah I was canonized this week with a decision by the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, with joy and satisfaction expressed by the clergy and laity of the Holy Metropolis…

The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, on Thursday attended the inauguration of a new cultural and spiritual center built and operated by the Metropolis of Halkida, in south-central Greece. The event coincided with the 21st anniversary of the enthronement of resident Metropolitan, His Eminence Chrysostomos, as the shepherd of the specific…

The Church today venerates the memory of Hermylos and Stratonikos, the Martyrs at Belgrade. Today is also the feast day of Maximos the Righteous of Kafsokalyvia, on Mount Athos.