The great feast day of the Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross was celebrated with centuries-old ecclesiastical magnificence in Tirana, with the Archbishop of Durres, Tirana and All Albania, His Beatitude Anastasios, officiating at the festal Divine Liturgy at the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, in the Albanian capital. After the Divine…

The Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, His Beatitude Theodoros II, officiated at con-celebratory services, on the occasion of the great feast day of the Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross, held at the Holy Metropolis of Antananarivo and Northern Madagascar. Following the Divine Liturgy, His Beatitude inaugurated the new Bishopric, which…

The Church today venerates the memory of Nikitas the Great Martyr. Today is also the feast day of Bessarion of Larissa.

In an atmosphere of reverence and solemnity , the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross was celebrated at the Holy Center of Orthodoxy. His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, presided at the Divine Liturgy which took place on Wednesday, 14 September 2022, co-presiding along with Their Eminences, Elder Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon, Metropolitan Meliton…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew on Tuesday, September 13, at noon, paid a visit to the Consulate General of the United Kingdom in Constantinople, where he signed the book of condolences for the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Specifically, His All-Holiness wrote the following: «In the name of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople,…

Dear President Cantonis, Your Eminence and Your Grace, Honorable Symeon Tegos, Consul General of Greece in Boston, Deans of Hellenic College and Holy Cross, Reverend Clergy, Beloved Students, Faculty, Staff and Administration,   Today, we gather in convocation – which means that we are “called together” – or, perhaps, even better, “sharing a vocation.” This…

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On Sunday, 11th September 2022, Deacon Panteleimon Maxfield was ordained to the Holy Priesthood at the Church of The 318 Godbearing Fathers of Nicaea & John the Baptist in Shrewsbury, England. His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas presided during Matins and concelebrated the Divine Liturgy. At the end of the Divine Liturgy, Fr. Timothy Pearce, priest-in-charge of…

Tastes, smells, sounds and colours reminiscent of Greece flooded the Parramatta suburb of Sydney on Sunday, 11 September, the day on which the famous “Let’s Go Greek Festival” of the Greek Orthodox Parish-Community of St Ioannis took place. Since 2014, the parishioners have been working with passion and dedication for the success and continuous improvement…