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03.04.2025 | 15:43
Chargé d’Affaires of the US Embassy in Tirana met with Archbishop John of Albania
Chargé d’Affaires Nancy VanHorn met today with the newly enthroned Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës, and All Albania Joan Pelushi to convey her congratulations on his new role as leader of the Albanian Orthodox Community. They discussed the critical role of faith communities and the importance of continuing Albania’s rich history of interfaith harmony. U.S. Embassy…
02.04.2025 | 15:51
Greek Schools to commemorate EOKA struggle with educational tributes
Education Minister Sofia Zacharaki announced on Monday that all middle and senior schools will now commemorate the EOKA (National Organization of Cypriot Fighters) struggle for Cyprus’ independence. A new directive sent to schools mandates a two-hour educational tribute on Tuesday, April 1, marking the 70th anniversary of the 1955 Cypriot uprising against British rule. The…
02.04.2025 | 15:36
Fourth Sunday of Lent in Haringey
On Sunday 30th March 2025, the Fourth Sunday of Lent (St John Climacus), His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of St John the Baptist in Haringey, North London. Concelebrating with His Eminence were the Very Revd Archimandrite Apostolos Trifyllis and the Revd Presbyter Konstantinos Mamouris,…
02.04.2025 | 15:32
Visit of Metropolitan Ioannis of Zambia to the Ambassador of Palestine in Lusaka
On the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, His Eminence Metropolitan Ioannis of Zambia and Mozambique paid a fraternal visit to Walid Hasan, Ambassador of the State of Palestine and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, in Lusaka. During the visit, he extended to the Ambassador and all Muslim brothers his heartfelt wishes for a blessed Eid al-Fitr…
02.04.2025 | 15:25
Students from Thessaloniki and Patras visit the Holy Metropolis of Derkoi
On the Fourth Sunday of Lent, the Sunday of Saint John Climacus of Sinai, 30 March 2025, teachers and students from schools in Thessaloniki and Patras who participated in the 2nd Student Environmental Conference in Constantinople attended a Divine Liturgy at the Holy Metropolitan Church of St. Paraskevi in the Therapeia District. His Eminence Elder…
02.04.2025 | 15:12
The Sermon of the Secretary of the Holy and Sacred Synod, Hierodeacon Simeon Spyropoulos, at the Vespers Service of the Fourth Sunday of Lent at the Catholicon of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Your Eminence, “And behold, a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. And the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac… and behold, I…
01.04.2025 | 16:03
Church of Cyprus launches nationwide fundraiser for persecuted Christians in Syria
In a heartfelt show of solidarity with the suffering Christians of Syria, the Holy Synod of the Church of Cyprus has announced a nationwide fundraiser to be held on the Fifth Sunday of Lent, 6 April 2025, in all parishes across Cyprus. In its official encyclical, the Synod emphasises the urgency of the situation: “In…
01.04.2025 | 15:37
Greek PM meets with Patriarch of Jerusalem during official visit to Israel
As part of his official visit to Israel, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held a significant meeting on Sunday, 30 March 2025, with His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem. The meeting reaffirmed Greece’s longstanding respect for the Patriarchate of Jerusalem and its pivotal mission in the Holy Land. Held in a warm and cordial…
01.04.2025 | 15:33
The first Divine Liturgy celebrated by newly enthroned Archbishop Ioannis of Albania
On Sunday, 30 March 2025, His Beatitude Archbishop Ioannis of Albania presided over his first Divine Liturgy as the new Primate of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania. The service was held at the Cathedral of the Resurrection in Tirana, in the presence of the members of the Holy Synod—Metropolitan Nikolaos of Apollonia and Fier,…
