Montenegrin President Jakov Milatović has decided to posthumously award the Order of Montenegro, the country’s highest state decoration, to the late Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro and the Littoral of the Serbian Orthodox Church. The announcement comes on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the Metropolitan’s repose on October 30, 2020. “Metropolitan Amfilohije left an…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America welcomed Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Greece’s Minister of Economy, at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America headquarters in Manhattan, New York. Minister Pierrakakis was accompanied by the Consul General of Greece in New York, Iphigenia Kanara. Pierrakakis’s visit follows a series of high-level meetings in Washington, D.C. with senior U.S. administration…

On Monday, 7th/20th October 2025, His Eminence Symeon the Archbishop of Sinai, Faran and Raitho, visited His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, at the Patriarchal Office. During this cordial meeting, His Eminence informed His Beatitude that on the previous night, he had the supreme blessing of celebrating the Divine Liturgy at…

On Sunday, 19 October, at o’clock in the morning, the Patriarchal entourage set forth from the Gate of the Patriarchate, led by His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, towards the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Preceding the procession were the Patriarchate’s guards holding the staffs and the students of the Patriarchal…

On Saturday, October 5/18, 2025, following the announcement of the decision of the Holy and Sacred Synod regarding the election of the new Archbishop of Sinai, Pharan, and Raitho, His Eminence the Archbishop-Elect Symeon, having received this proclamation with gratitude, expressed his heartfelt acceptance before His Beatitude the Patriarch, saying among other things: “With feelings…

Your Beatitude, Father and Master! Venerable Choir of Hierarchs, All ye beloved brethren of the Holy Catalogue, Your Excellency Mr George Gerapetritis, Representative of the Honourable Government of Greece, Your Excellency, Representative of the Honourable Government of Egypt, Your Excellency Mr Dimitrios Angelosopoulos, Consul General of Greece in Jerusalem, Beloved Holy Sepulchre Fathers, Beloved brethren…

On Saturday, 5/18 October 2025, at 15:30, the bells of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre rang joyfully, announcing the beginning of the Great Festive Vespers. The Service was celebrated in the Monastic and Patriarchal Church of the Equal-to-the-Apostles Saints Constantine and Helen, presided over from the Throne by His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch…

On Saturday, 5/18 October 2025, at around ten o’clock in the morning, His Grace Symeon, the Archbishop-Elect of Sinai, Pharan and Raitho, was received in private audience by His Beatitude Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III. After the brief and cordial meeting, His Grace proceeded to the Chief Secretariat of the Patriarchate, in order to read…

On Saturday, 18 October 2025, the proceedings of the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate were concluded. The following is the official communiqué: “The Holy and Sacred Synod on 18 October 2025, continued its work under the presidency of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, having completed the review of the matters listed on…