The Church today venerates the memory of Prokopios the Great Martyr, and his mother, Theodosia the Martyr. Also, following a decision by the Sacred and Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in 2019, July 8 is commemorated as the Synaxis of All Military Saints. A feature on the Synaxis of All Military Saints has been…

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On Thursday, 24 June / 7 July 2022, the Patriarchate celebrated the feast of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist. On this feast, the Church commemorates that Gospel narrative according to Saint Luke (ch. 1, 1-25), according to which Saint John the Baptist is God’s gift to the barren Elizabeth and her husband Prophet…

On Wednesday evening, 23 June/ 6 July 2022, the graduation ceremony of the four graduates of the Arab-speaking School of the Patriarchate in Yafo (Ancient Joppa) near Tel Aviv was held in an open ground space of the School’s courtyard. The Patriarchate has always kept a school in this area. However, there was a disruption…

At the close of the 46th Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress today, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros announced his invitation by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to participate in the Holy and Great Synod of Constantinople for this upcoming year, beginning in September. “I am deeply honored by His All Holiness’s decision. I am also fully aware that…

The digital platform Pemptousia will host the latest online synaxis, or assembly, with the Metropolitan of Limassol, His Grace Athanasios, and the parish of the Elevation of the True Cross in Tbilisi, Georgia. The synaxis will take place today, at 19.00 Athens time, or 17.00 GMT. Translation into Georgian will be available.

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, this week chaired the inaugural meeting of an ecclesiastical committee established to focus on the status of the Vilna-Lithuania Diocese. The meeting took place at the Patriarchal residence at the Danilov Monastery. The committee members are tasked with studying and processing information dealing with the…

The Archbishop of Durres, Tirana and All Albania, His Beatitude Anastasios, on Wednesday received members of a Greece-Albania parliamentary friendship committee at the Archdiocese of Tirana. Members of the committee are visiting the Adriatic country this week. Talks focused on the contribution of both countries’ parliaments towards promoting issues of mutual interest and boosting bilateral…

The Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, issued a statement on the occasion of debate taking place over recent days over the emotional issue of abortion, especially after a recent decision of the US Supreme Court. Taking to his personal Instagram account, Archbishop Makarios noted that “…All of you who are reading this message, at…