“Saint Kyriaki, who inherited through her perseverance and steadfastness in her confession of faith the ‘everlasting glory’ of her Bridegroom, Christ, stands as an example for us all. For our own life is, and ought to be, a testimony to our faith in Christ and to the glory handed down to us by our Fathers,…

The feast of Saint Astius, the first martyr-bishop and heavenly patron of the city of Durrës, was joyfully celebrated at the city’s central church, dedicated to the Holy Apostle Paul and Saint Astius. This year’s celebration was especially significant, as His Beatitude Archbishop Joani of Albania presided over the Matins and the Divine Liturgy, concelebrating…

On Sunday, 5 July 2026, His Grace Bishop Maximos of Melitene celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Archangel Michael in Golders Green, London. Concelebrating with His Grace were the Very Revd Archimandrite Vissarion Kokliotis, Parish Priest, the Very Revd Archimandrite Theophanis Petrou, the Revd Fr Dimitrios Mislis, together with…

On Wednesday, 24 June, following the proposal of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and after the canonical vote of the members of the Holy and Sacred Synod, Archimandrite Isidoros Katsos, Assistant Professor of Theological Epistemology and Philosophy in the Department of Theology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, was unanimously elected as an…

On the Fifth Sunday of Matthew, 5 July, when the Church commemorates All the Saints Who Shone Forth in Crete, His Eminence Metropolitan Kyrillos of Ierapytna and Sitia presided over the service of the Matins and subsequently celebrated the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of Saint Catherine in Sitia. At the conclusion of the…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America made a courtesy visit to His Excellency the Ambassador of Greece to the United States, Mr. Antonios Alexandridis, reciprocating the Ambassador’s official visit to the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. His Eminence was received with particular warmth and joy, and the meeting was conducted in an…

On the evening of Saturday, 4 July 2026, His Eminence Metropolitan Kyrillos of Imbros and Tenedos presided over the Great Vespers celebrated at the Holy Dependency of Saints Constantine and Helen in Megalos Kambos, a dependency of the Holy Monastery of the Great Lavra on Mount Athos, in honour of the feast of Saint Athanasios…

TANTA PICTORIAL- The Bells Ring Once More! After many years of prayer, hope, sacrifice, and tireless work, the historic Church of the Presentation of the Lord to the Temple in Tanta, Egypt, has joyfully reopened its doors. With the blessing of His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa, and through…

On 5 July, when the Orthodox Church commemorates the memory of our Venerable and God-bearing Father Saint Athanasios the Athonite, the chapel dedicated to the Saint at Palaiochori, Halkidiki, celebrated its patronal feast with great solemnity. The chapel is located within the monastic house “The Joy of Those Who Sorrow,” under the spiritual guidance of…