On the evening of Sunday, 30th March 2025, at the Church of All Saints in Camden Town, London, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas presided over the fifth Lenten Vespers, joined in prayer by numerous clergy from across London, including the Revd Protopresbyter Georgios Zapheirakos, Priest-in-Charge, the Revd Oeconomos Kristian Akselberg and the Revd Presbyter Konstantinos Mamouris….
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America welcomed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ioannis (Yiannis) Loverdos at the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdioceses in New York. Accompanying the Deputy Minister was the Consul General of Greece in New York, Ms. Iphigenia Kanara. Archbishop Elpidophoros congratulated the Deputy Minister on his recent appointment and presented him…
On Wednesday, the 20th of March/2nd of April 2025, His Beatitude the Patriarch of Serbia Prorfirije, co-celebrated the Pre-Sanctified Liturgy with His Beatitude the Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos, at the Horrendous Golgotha. The following Eminent High Priests also co-served: Metropolitan Kyriakos of Nazareth, Metropolitan Hesychios of Capitolia, the Assistant Bishop of Toplica, His Grace Petar,…
On Tuesday evening, 2 April 2025, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Bulgaria presided over the Small Compline with the entire Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete at the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Nedelya in Sofia. At the conclusion of the Great Canon, Patriarch Daniel offered a deeply moving homily on the need for repentance…
The Theological School of Halki was visited on Wednesday, 2 April 2025, by the members of the Board of Directors of the Non-Profit organisation ‘Axion Hellas’, under the leadership of its President, Ms. Aliki Drakouli. The visitors were received by the Abbot, His Grace Bishop Kassianos of Aravissos, in the Great Synod Hall of the…
By His Grace Bishop Prodromos of Toliara and Southern Madagascar When two years ago I first travelled to the unknown and distant Fifth Continent, Australia, with the blessing of the Father and Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria, I felt anxious, perhaps even somewhat afraid, in the face of the unknown and the different mentality of the…
On Thursday, 3 April 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew officiated at the Divine Liturgy on the Presanctified Gifts which took place at the Patriarchal Church of Saint George, Phanar. Prince Nicholas, the members of the Board of Directors of the Non-Profit Organisation “Axion Hellas”, lead by its President Mrs. Aliki Drakouli, as well as…
The Minister of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports of Greece, Ms. Sofia Zacharaki, met with His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa. During their discussion, which was held in a particularly warm climate of mutual understanding, issues referring to education in the diaspora and support for the Patriarchate of Alexandria…
On Sunday, March 9, 2025, at six o’clock in the evening the sun began to set in lower Manhattan and the bright light of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine began to glow. City workers bustle around the area, heading home after a long day, but among the bustling pedestrians are volunteers heading…