On Saturday, 11th/24th January 2026, the Patriarchate celebrated the Feast of Saint Theodosios the Coenobiarch at the Holy Monastery dedicated to his name, situated in the Judean Desert between the village of the Shepherds’ Field and the Lavra of Saint Sabbas the Sanctified. Concerning Saint Theodosios, the Church transmits to us information drawn from various…

With ecclesiastical splendour and sacred dignity, the Holy Feast of the Theophany was celebrated in Acre of the Holy Metropolis of Ptolemais. On Friday, 3rd/16th January 2026, in the Holy Metropolitan Church of Saint George of the city of Acre, the Great Hours of Theophany were read. On Saturday, 4th/17th January 2026, the Eve of…

Sacred relics were solemnly welcomed on Sunday at the Metropolitan Cathedral of St Great Martyr Nedelya in Sofia. The relics include a fragment of the honorable hand of Saint David of Evia and a skufia from the vestment covering the relics of Saint John the Russian. With the blessing of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of…

Responding to the Russian attacks against the Ecumenical Patriarchate and his own person, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew refers to “Stalinist propaganda narratives” and “subversive actions,” making clear that such tactics do not intimidate him. As he remarks pointedly in an interview with the newspaper Ta Nea Savvatokyriako, it is they who should be afraid,…

The blessed land of Australia has become a welcoming homeland for people whose origins reach every corner of the globe. Different languages, customs and traditions, different religious beliefs… And yet, a shared code of values, grounded in mutual understanding and mutual respect, has transformed diversity into a privilege and a source of prosperity for the…

With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, His Eminence Metropolitan Eirinaios of Florina, Prespes and Eordaia had the joy of visiting the Church of Panagia Kamariani in Red Hill, Melbourne. His Eminence was received with respect by His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Melbourne, together with the Parish Priest, Archimandrite Irinaios, and members…

On Thursday, 22 January 2026, the Church of the Annunciation in Tirana solemnly celebrated the feast of Saint Anastasius the Persian, one of the illustrious martyrs of the Orthodox Church and an unwavering witness to the Christian faith in the 7th century. This sacred day held particular spiritual and historical significance for the Orthodox faithful…

On Monday, 19 January 2026, His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and All Africa held a telephone conversation with Patriarch Tawadros II of the Copts. According to the official announcement of the Coptic Church, Patriarch Tawadros II has successfully undergone surgery in Austria and remains under medical supervision. During this warm telephone…

Twenty-seven members of the Greek community, who have distinguished themselves through many years of dedicated and self-sacrificial service to the Church and to their fellow human beings, were honoured by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia on Monday, 19 January. During the official Dinner held in Sydney to celebrate His Eminence’s name day, they were…