The Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Theophilos III, on Wednesday joined the heads of Churches in the Holy City to attend an annual Christmas reception hosted by His Majesty Abdullah II, King of Jordan. In addressing the reception, His Beatitude, among others, stressed: “… the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan remains a beacon of stability, mutual…

A reverse countdown has begun for the election of a new Archbishop of Nova Justiniana and All Cyprus. On Friday, 942 ballot boxes will be delivered to an equal number of polling stations in the free areas of the island. A 40-day memorial service for the repose of the soul of Archbishop Chrysostomos II of…

The Church today venerates the memory of Eleutherios the Holy Martyr, Bishop of Illyria, and his mother Anthia.

Another Orthodox church was recently consecrated by the Serbian hierarch of Central and South America. Last month, His Grace Bishop Kirilo of Buenos Aires and Central and South America consecrated the Church of the Annunciation in Guayaquil—the first Orthodox church to be consecrated in Ecuador.   And over the weekend, His Grace consecrated the Church…

One hierarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church is offering the students in his diocese a valuable Christmas gift this year. In all, 30,000 prayer books were donated by His Eminence Metropolitan Ioan of Timișoara to be distributed by local religion teachers, reports the Metropolis of Banat. The archpastor wanted every student in his diocese to…

In an atmosphere of liturgical brightness, on Tuesday, 13 December 2022, the day on which the memory of the Glorious Martyrs Evgenios, Efstratios, Auxentios, Mardarios and Orestis is honoured, the venerable Name Day of His Eminence Archbishop Evgenios II of Crete was celebrated for the first time since his election to the throne of Crete….

With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, the Church of Sts Constantine and Helene in Perth conducted their annual Christmas Toy Drive which focussed on collecting new toys for the Perth Children’s Hospital. The toys were donated by the children and families of the Parish of Sts Constantine and Helene. On Tuesday…

On Sunday 11th December 2022, a day before the Feast day of St Spyridon, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain presided over Matins and concelebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of St Spyridon in Great Yarmouth. Among those concelebrating was the Priest-in-charge Revd Protopresbyter of the Oecumenical Throne Photios Mpithas, the…

On Monday, 12 December 2022, at the celebrating Holy Patriarchal Skete of Saint Spyridon, His Eminence Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Myra, Patriarchal Commissioner, officiated at the festive Matins and Divine Liturgy, in which the blessing of the Five Loaves and the Kollyva of the Saint took place. Present also, among others, at the Divine Liturgy, were…