Pemptousia and St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East would like to invite you to join us for a talk on Zoom with Elder Ephraim and Arabic Speaking Faithful on Friday July 25, 2025 at 19:30 EET Greece Time Elder Ephraim engages in a…

Nearing the end of their pilgrimage, today Orthodox and Catholic faithful commemorated the 1700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea by reciting the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed on the shores of Lake İznik, at the site of the council’s convening in 325 C.E. Led by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America and His Eminence Cardinal Joseph…

Jerusalem, 22 July 2025 In a joint press conference held this morning in Jerusalem, His Beatitude Theophilos III, The Patriarch of Jerusalem, and His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, The Latin Patriarch in Jerusalem, delivered a pastoral and humanitarian testimony after their visit to Gaza, where they had witnessed firsthand the immense suffering endured by its…

On Wednesday the 16th of July 2025, with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia and in the presence of His Grace Bishop Elpidios of Perth, Anastasia Tahos presented an inspirational talk on her recent trip to the Orthodox Mission in Southern Madagascar. Her talk was given at the Church of Sts Constantine…

By H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden St. George Cathedral of Stockholm Your Excellency, Dearly beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today, on the 6th Sunday of Matthew, we are presented with the story of the healing of the paralytic – an encounter that reveals not only the miraculous power of Christ, but also His divine…

Following the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy officiated by His Grace Bishop Elpidios of Perth, the faithful of the Parish of St Nektarios in Dianella gathered in the adjacent conference room of the Perth Diocese for a heartfelt community luncheon held with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia on Sunday the 20th of July….

With the blessings of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, His Grace Bishop Bartholomew of Brisbane attended a commemoration of the 51st anniversary of the Turkish invasion in Cyprus. The evening commenced with a memorial service and wreath laying ceremony held at the Parish and Community of Saint George in South Brisbane. Immediately following, a function…

On Sunday, 20 July 2025, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia visited the Parish of Saint Gerasimos, in the suburb of Leichhardt in Sydney, and liturgised on the feast day of Prophet Elijah the Tishbite, and was joined by Father John Kapetas and the Parish Priest, Father Panteleimon Toumbelekis. At the end of the Divine…

Article by Corinna Robinson On its second full day in Istanbul, Türkiye, the joint pilgrimage “From Rome to New Rome,” led by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America and His Eminence Cardinal Joseph Tobin, made its way through the winding streets of the Old City, which was and remains the beating heart of Constantinople. The…