On the 11th of July the Church commemorates Saint Sophrony, the Athonite ascetic and monastic who sparked the flame of faith and vitalised Orthodox Christian spirituality in the United Kingdom. St Sophrony (1896-1993) was canonised on the 22nd of October 2019 by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. We will dedicate the forthcoming weekly…

On Tuesday the 29th of June, on the feast day of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Bristol, the Divine Liturgy was presided by His Grace Bishop Iakovos of Claudioupolis. Protopresbyter Anastasios Salapatas, the Priest in Charge of the Community, as well as Fr Marios Georgiou, concelebrated with His Grace, on the occasion…

Synaxis of the Holy and Glorious Twelve Apostles Unto the Most Reverend and Right Reverend Hierarchs, Pious Priests and Deacons, the Monks and Nuns, Presidents and Members of Parish Councils, Honorable Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Members of Leadership 100, the Day and Afternoon Schools, Philoptochos Societies, the Youth, Greek Orthodox Organizations, and the entirety…

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The Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, on Wednesday issued a message on the occasion of World Social Media day, calling on the faithful to use such platforms properly, and within the framework of the modern world’s challenges. In the announcement, His Beatitude notes that “… let us use social networks with discernment and…

Greek president Katerina Sakellaropoulou continued a tour of the Serres prefecture on Tuesday, where she was received at the Cathedral of St. George, in the town of Vamvakofyta, by the Metropolitan of Sidirokastro, His Eminence Makarios. Still in the region, the feast day of the Synaxis of the Apostles was celebrated at the newly dedicated…

The Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece on Tuesday celebrated the feast day of the Apostle of the Nations Paul, the founder of the Church of Greece. The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos in the afternoon officiated at a festal Vespers service at the Areopagus, off the western side of the Acropolis, in commemoration…

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, on Tuesday officiated at the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George, on the occasion of the feast day of the First Apostles Peter and Paul. Afterwards, the Ecumenical Patriarch performed a Trisagion memorial service for the repose of the soul of the…

The Church today commemorates the Synaxis of the 12 Holy Apostles.