The feast of Saint Athanasios of Paros was celebrated with great solemnity in his birthplace, Kostos, Paros, centred on the church dedicated to the Saint, over the course of 24–25 June 2026. On the eve of the feast, Festal Vespers was celebrated with His Grace Bishop Bartholomew of Keramon presiding, who also delivered the homily….

The Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania solemnly celebrated the feast of the Holy Chief Apostles Peter and Paul, with large numbers of faithful participating in services across the country. His Beatitude Archbishop Ioannis of Albania presided over the Divine Liturgy at the feast-day church dedicated to the Apostles Peter and Paul in the village of…

The Hellenic Culture Ministry is moving ahead with the restoration and enhancement of the southeast temple in the Ancient Agora archaeological site in Athens, as part of broader efforts to improve visitor access and upgrade infrastructure across key heritage sites in the capital, the ministry said on Monday. The intervention forms part of a wider…

On Tuesday, 30 June 2026, His Grace Bishop Maximos of Melitene presided at the Orthros and celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Twelve Apostles in Hatfield, Greater London. Concelebrating with His Grace were the Priest-in-Charge, the Revd Protopresbyter Joseph Paliouras, the Revd Oeconomos Dimitrianos Melekis, the Revd Presbyter Nikodemos Aggeli, and the…

The all-venerable memory of our Holy and God-bearing Father Gervasios of Patras, who fell asleep in the Lord on 30 June 1964, was celebrated with great splendour in the Apostolic city of Patras. His canonisation was proclaimed by the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, upon the recommendation of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch…

On Monday, 29 June, the Feast of the Holy Chief Apostles Peter and Paul, His Eminence Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Symi, Tilos, Chalki and Kastellorizo honoured with his archpastoral presence the centuries-old feast celebration held on the island of Teutlousa (Seskli), a dependency of the Holy Monastery of Panormitis, where the early Christian tradition of Symi…

On the morning of Tuesday, 17th/30th June 2026, His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, accompanied by His Eminence Metropolitan Hesychios of Capitolias, His Eminence Archbishop Aristarchos of Constantina, the Chief Dragoman, Archimandrite Mattheos, the Secretary of the Holy and Sacred Synod, Archimandrite Christodoulos, and Archdeacon Mark, visited the “Four Homes of…

The graduation ceremony for the twelve graduates of the Patriarchate High School in Jaffa took place on the afternoon of Saturday, 14th/27th June 2026. The event was held in a Patriarchal building adjoining the Holy Monastery of Saint George, erected at the beginning of the twentieth century by the late Sacristan of the Holy Sepulchre,…

His Eminence Elder Metropolitan Makarios of Nairobi had the distinct honour of meeting Mr Nikos Christodoulides, the President of the Republic of Cyprus. During the meeting, the Metropolitan conveyed his heartfelt thanks to the President for his ongoing support of missionary work in Kenya and across Africa. In turn, the President thanked the Metropolitan for…