The Church today venerates the memory of the Prophet Joel, whose name in Hebrew means “Yah is God.”  

On Sunday 4/17 October 2021, His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos and His Entourage visited the Hegoumen of the Monastery of Abba Theodosios the Cenobiarch, Archimandrite Ierotheos, to which him for his name day. Archimandrite Ierotheos has exceeded the ninetieth year of his life and has been serving the Patriarchate for more…

On Sunday 4/17 October 2021, at the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem, H.H.B. our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos officiated the memorial service for the repose of the soul of the blessed Archbishop Theophylaktos of the Jordan, who was the Patriarchal Representative in Bethlehem. Co-celebrants to His Beatitude were their Eminences, Metropolitan Isychios…

At the request of the Bulgarian Ministry of Health, a whole slew of ambulances have been sent off for use throughout the country with the blessing of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. On Friday, October 15, His Grace Bishop Polycarp of Belogradchik, Vicar of the Sofia Metropolis, celebrated the blessing of water and blessed 18 new…

A new Orthodox chapel is under construction at a major oncological institute in the Romanian capital. The foundation stone of the future church, which will be consecrated in honor of the Life-giving Spring and the Holy Hierarch St. Nektarios the Wonderworker of Aegina, was laid and blessed by His Grace Bishop Timotei of Prahova, Vicar…

On June 23, 2020, the Synod of the Patriarchate of Constantinople canonized the 20th-century Holy Hierarch Kallinikos of Edessa. His relics were solemnly uncovered and placed in the Holy Protection Cathedral in Edessa that October. And last week, his glorification among the saints was officially celebrated in Edessa with the participation of a number of…

The Holy Archdiocese of Australia is pleased to announce that the final amount of money raised by the fundraiser for the victims of the recent devastating fires in Greece amounts to $636,613.52. This money will be allocated as follows: $150,000 for the fires in Northern Evia will be given to the Holy Metropolis of Chalkidiki…

The St. Photios National Shrine is proud to announce the theme for its 2021 (English Language) Annual Essay contest, reflecting on the welcoming of immigrants to this nation. The St. Photios National Shrine commemorates the first Hellenic settlers to arrive in the New World, as well as celebrating the many immigrants to the United States…

In the Holy Land and specifically at the Horrendous Golgotha, the Metropolitan of Kapitolias, His Eminence Isychios, on Saturday morning officiated at the ordination to deacon of Elias Spyridon, the son of the blessed Presbyter Spyridon from Abelin, a town in northern Israel. According to the decision of the Holy and Sacred Synod of the…