The Board of Directors of the Holy Association of Clergy of Greece, following a unanimous decision, visited His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Phanar on Tuesday, 12 May. The Board received a warm and paternal welcome from His All-Holiness, especially significant as it was the first time that the Board had visited the venerable…

During the opening session of the International Theological Symposium, held in Athens from May 8 to 10, 2026, a tribute video dedicated to Elder Aimilianos was presented as an introduction to the major documentary produced by the Saint Maximus the Greek Institute, which will soon be broadcast by Pemptousia TV. Watch the tribute by clicking…

The Holy Metropolis of Zambia and Mozambique is working intensively ahead of the official Patriarchal Visit of His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa Theodore II to Zambia, scheduled for 21–26 May 2026. As part of the preparations, His Eminence Metropolitan Ioannis of Zambia held a private working meeting yesterday with the…

During the opening session of the International Theological Symposium, held in Athens from May 8 to 10, 2026, a tribute video dedicated to Elder Aimilianos was presented as an introduction to the major documentary produced by the Saint Maximus the Greek Institute, which will soon be broadcast by Pemptousia TV. Watch the video on Pemptousia…

The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, JOHN X, congratulated Patriarch SHIO, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia. In his message to the Catholicos, the Patriarch wrote: “With profound gladness and heartfelt joy, we received the news of Your elevation to the Patriarchal Throne of Georgia, succeeding our brother Catholicos-Patriarch ILIA II of Thrice-Blessed…

On the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Church of the Annunciation of the Theotokos in the city of Arusha, Tanzania, presided over by His Eminence Metropolitan Agathonikos of Arusha. Following the Divine Liturgy, baptisms of catechumens took place, thus sealing the missionary fruitfulness at the seat of the…

On Wednesday, 13 May, our Church honoured the memory of Saint Glykeria, who was born in Traianoupolis and was martyred in the 2nd century AD in Heraclea of Eastern Thrace. In the Holy Metropolis of Alexandroupolis, the feast took place at the Church dedicated to her in the Baths of Traianoupolis, the birthplace of the…

On Saturday, May 9th, 2026, at the Cathedral Church of Saint Nicholas in Seoul, the Sacrament. The wedding of Myron (Juwon Kim) and Vasilia (Jaeeun Seo) was celebrated amid the light and joy of the Paschal season, officiated by His Eminence Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea and Exarch of Japan, together with Fr. Anthony Woo, Fr….

The annual coordination meeting on wildfire protection was held yesterday at Mount Athos, bringing together all competent authorities and agencies responsible for fire prevention and emergency preparedness on the monastic peninsula. The meeting was attended by the Civil Administrator of Mount Athos, Alkiviadis Stefanis, along with representatives of the relevant services involved in safeguarding the…