On Saturday, 13/26 September 2026, a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Katholikon of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on the occasion of its Dedication. The Dedication took place on 13 September 326 AD, by order of the Great Constantine and under the direction of Saint Macarius, Archbishop of Jerusalem, in the presence…

Following his arrival at Ben Gurion Airport at midday on Friday, 25 September 2026, where he was received by representatives of the Patriarchate, namely the Patriarchal Commissioner, His Eminence Archbishop Hesychios of Capitolias, and the Elder Dragoman, Archimandrite Mattheos, and following a brief midday rest at the American Colony Hotel, the official reception of His…

The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco has announced the public launch of the All Saints Foundation, an initiative created to establish a permanent financial resource supporting the ministries and long-term mission of the Metropolis throughout its seven-state region. The Foundation begins this important new chapter with nearly $5.2 million in founding gifts and multi-year…

NEW YORK — His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America welcomed Greece’s Minister of Environment and Energy, Stavros Papastavrou, to the Archdiocese headquarters in Manhattan on Thursday, Sept. 24. The minister is in New York as part of Greece’s participation in the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. Archbishop Elpidophoros congratulated Minister Papastavrou on…

On Wednesday, September 23 His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros received at the Archdiocesan Headquarters members of the organizing committee behind the inaugural New York Yankees Greek Jersey Night, held this past June. The celebration brought together more than 1,500 members of the Greek community from across the tristate area and raised more than $37,000 in support…

With particular reverence and spiritual joy, The Vespers was celebrated on Wednesday, 23 September, the eve of the feast of the Most Holy Theotokos Pantanassa, at the Vatopaidi Metochion of Saint Nicholas on Lake Vistonida, at Porto Lagos. The Festal Hierarchical Vespers was presided over by His Eminence Metropolitan Panteleimon of Xanthi and Peritheorion, joined…

On Wednesday, 30 September 2026, the Romanian Orthodox Church will mark 19 years since His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel’s enthronement. On this occasion, the Divine Liturgy will be celebrated from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the Patriarchal Cathedral. Following the Divine Liturgy, at 11:00 a.m., a Te Deum service will be officiated at the Patriarchal Cathedral,…

On Thursday, 24 September 2026, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church received Stelios Angeloudis, Mayor of Thessaloniki, Greece, at the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest. The meeting was also attended by Her Excellency Evangelia Grammatika, Ambassador of Greece to Romania; Vasilis Gakis, Deputy Mayor of Thessaloniki for Culture, Tourism Development and Intermunicipal Cooperation;…

Jerusalem – 23 Sep 2026 His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III, Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem, all Palestine, and Jordan, affirmed that the address delivered by His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein before the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly carried a clear message defending peace, justice, and human dignity, while…