The Committee established at the initiative of the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Church of Crete to undertake initiatives for the effective response to the phenomena of violence and delinquent behaviour in contemporary Cretan society met on Tuesday, 30 June, at the headquarters of the Holy Archdiocese of Crete in Heraklion. According to the official…

With reverence and deep spiritual devotion, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated on Monday, 29 June, at the feast of the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, situated within the historic Greek Orthodox Cemetery of Şişli, where generations of the Greek Orthodox faithful of Constantinople have been laid to rest. The Divine Liturgy was…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, on the occasion of the Feast of the Synaxis of the Holy Apostles, presided on Tuesday, 30 June 2026, at the festal celebrations in the Church of the Twelve Apostles in Feriköy. The homily was delivered by the Patriarchal Deacon Photios Poulopoulos. In his address following the Divine Liturgy, His…

The Church of Greece honoured the Apostle to the Nations, Saint Paul, at the Sacred Hill of the Areopagus, in commemoration of his preaching to the Athenians. At the Great Festal Vespers, His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece presided. Among those in attendance were Hierarchs, the Minister of Education, Religious Affairs and…

Protopresbyter Efstratios Dissos, known in the local community of Lesvos as Papa-Stratis, the clergyman whose name became inseparably linked with the Holy Monastery of Pammegistoi Taxiarches in Mantamados, fell asleep in the Lord at the age of 88. His body will lie in state for public veneration on Wednesday, 1 July, from 7:30 a.m., at…

On the evening of June 29, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America hosted a “Thank You Dinner” for the dedicated committee members and volunteers who contributed to the organization of the Clergy-Laity Congress. The gathering offered an opportunity to recognize the many individuals whose quiet labor and dedication will make a lasting impact on this…

On Sunday, June 28, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America visited St. Demetrios Church in Rocky River, Ohio, for its annual Greek Festival, following a full day of prayer and celebration marking the opening of the 48th Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Archbishop Elpidophoros was joined by Metropolitan Savas of…

Under bright sun and a blue sky, this afternoon Cleveland’s Greek Cultural Garden came alive with prayer, history, and appreciation for an Agiasmos Service. The Agiasmos was led by Patriarchal Representative His Eminence Metropolitan Philotheos of Thessaloniki, joined by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, host Metropolitan His Eminence Savas of Pittsburgh, Patriarchal Representatives His…

On June 27 and 28, 2026, the Patriarchate of Alexandria commemorated Saint Cyril Lucaris, Hieromartyr, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria. Saint Cyril (1572–1638), who was born in Crete, served as Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria from 1601 to 1620. He became known for his pastoral, theological, and educational work. He was later elected Ecumenical Patriarch…