On Tuesday, May 12, 2026, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America chaired the spring meeting of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA Governing Board. The gathering is being held at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) headquarters, in Chicago, Illinois, where the Archbishop also met with ELCA Presiding Bishop Yehiel…

On Thursday, 7 May 2026, The Ambassador of Australia to Greece, Her Excellency Ms Alison Duncan, visited the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece responsible for matters concerning the Greek Diaspora, Mr Ioannis Loverdos, in order to present the commemorative collector’s coin issued by the Royal Australian Mint for the 85th anniversary of the…

The musical-theatrical performance “Women of Byzantium” was recently presented by the Hellenic Lyceum of Sydney at the Parish of Saint Ioannis in Parramatta, Sydney. Under the directorial guidance of the President of the Hellenic Lyceum, Mrs Liana Vertzayias, the performance explored the lives of nine emblematic women who lived during the Byzantine era. In addition…

Upon learning of the election of the new Primate of the Church of Georgia, His Beatitude Catholicos-Patriarch Shio III of All Georgia, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew sent him a heartfelt congratulatory Message, expressing his prayerful wishes for a long, blessed, and fruitful Primatial ministry for the glory of God, for the good of his…

On the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, which coincided with Mother’s Day, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided over the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at St. Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Church in Greenlawn, New York. His Eminence was warmly received by Fr. John Vlahos, community leaders, and the children of the parish, whose joyful welcome reflected…

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, sent a congratulatory message to His Beatitude Shio III, the new Patriarch of Georgia. “We pray our Lord Jesus Christ to grant you many spiritual accomplishments in the new mission entrusted to you,” transmitted the Patriarch of Romania. Full text: Bucharest, 11 May 2026 His Beatitude…

His Eminence Metropolitan Shio of Senaki and Chkhorotsku was elected Patriarch of Georgia on Monday, becoming the 142nd primate of the Georgian Orthodox Church. According to Georgian media, His Eminence received 22 of 39 votes. The other two candidates — Metropolitan Iobi of Urbnisi and Ruisi received 9 votes, while Metropolitan Grigol of Poti and…

With particular splendour, the Translation of the Holy Relics of Saint Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, was celebrated at the Monastery of Saint Nicholas Varsas in Arcadia. The Matins and the festal Divine Liturgy were celebrated by His Eminence Metropolitan Epiphanios of Mantineia and Kynouria, assisted by the Protosyncellus of the Metropolis, Archimandrite Stephanos…

“‘How happy I am, Your All-Holiness, to welcome you once again. I was telling you on the steps that the day began cloudy, but with your arrival a bright sun came out, symbolic, I think, of the optimism which you always bring in these troubled and difficult times,’ said Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, addressing His…