The Metropolitan of Corfu, Paxous and the Diapontian Isles, His Eminence Nektarios, on Tuesday referred to the fraternal and historical bonds connecting the Serbian people with the large Ionian Island of Corfu, while receiving a group of Serbian pilgrims who arrived to venerate the Holy Relics of St. Spyridonas, the patron saint of the island,…

The Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, His Beatitude Theodoros II, will visit the Archdiocese of America next month, on the occasion of the convening of the 2nd Monastic Synaxis. His Beatitude will also be honored with the Athenagoras Human Rights Award, for his tireless work as a champion of religious freedom and the Alexandria…

The great feast day of the Elevation of the True and Live-Giving Cross, as based on the Julian calendar, was celebrated with splendorous ecclesiastical rite at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. The Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Theophilos III, officiated at a Divine Liturgy, followed by the elevation of the True Cross…

The Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece’s Metropolitan of Arta, His Eminence Kallinikos, spoke to the Orthodoxia News Agency this week regarding a memorial service for the victims who died during the German occupation in WWII. His Eminence also spoke of the wonder-working Holy Icon of the Panaghia of Rovelista, stressing that miracles are invitations towards…

The Church today venerates the memory of Chariton the Confessor. Today also marks the commemoration of the discovery and translation of the relics of St. Neophytos, the Recluse of Cyprus.

On Saturday, September 24, 2022, at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Theotokos, the Service of the Blessing of the Waters was held to inaugurate the 2022-2023 academic year for the Greek School of Saint Barnabas in Wood Green. The Service was attended by the Deputy Mayor of Haringey, Mr. Lester Buxton,…

The memory of the reposse of Saint John the Theologian was celebrated on the Holy island of Patmos with due splendor, with the focus of the celebration being the Holy Royal, Patriarchal and Stavropegic Coenobitic Monastery of Saint John the Theologian. Following the invitation of the Patriarchal Exarch of Patmos and Abbot of the Monastery,…

At the beginning of the new academic year, Patriarch Daniel of Romania sent a message to all students, urging them to combine study with prayer. The patriarchal message focuses on prayer as a way to enlighten the mind, warm the heart and enhance activity. Patriarch Daniel also recalled that time is “the most precious gift…

The Holy Metropolis of Smyrna announced that the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, during his forthcoming visit to the wider region of Ionia (October 7-9), accepting the invitation of Metropolitan Bartholomew of Smyrna, will visit the Metropolis of Smyrna and the Orthodox Community of Smyrna. “according to this, with joy it is made known to the members…