His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa presided over the Patriarchal Divine Liturgy on Sunday, 20 September, at the Holy Patriarchal Monastery of St Sabbas in Alexandria, bringing together Orthodox hierarchs and representatives of several Orthodox Churches and the Anglican Communion. The gathering took place during the meetings of the…

NEW YORK — His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America welcomed Greece’s Minister of Social Cohesion and Family, Domna Michailidou, to the Archdiocese headquarters in Manhattan on Monday, Sept. 21. Their conversation ranged from the life of the Church and the Greek-American community to elder care, disability and inclusion, and to what institutions in Greece and…

On September 8, 2026, an icon of Christ (104 × 70 × 3.5 cm) arrived from Mount Athos as a gift to our Church in Korea. It is the work of the Holy Cell of St. Nicholas Bourazeris. On Sunday, September 20, 2026, before the Dismissal of the Divine Liturgy, the icon was formally received…

On Tuesday, 15th September 2026, some 1,000 clergy, faithful and distinguished guests from across the United Kingdom gathered at the London Hilton on Park Lane for a Patriarchal Gala in honour of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, during his visit to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain. Representing parishes and communities from…

Firefighters from Timiș County gathered at Partoș Monastery on Tuesday to honour St Joseph the New of Partoș, Romania’s spiritual protector of firefighters. On the saint’s feast day, Timiș firefighters prayed for protection and help in carrying out their missions, and to be kept safe from danger. “Today, we thank him for his protection and…

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church received Riley Barnes, US Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom and Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labour, at the Patriarchal Residence on Thursday, 17 September 2026. Darryl Nirenberg, United States Ambassador to Romania, also attended, along with representatives of the US Department…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Theology by the University of Chichester on Wednesday, 16 September, during the University’s official graduation ceremony for this year’s graduates, which was held at the city’s Anglican Cathedral. His All-Holiness was welcomed with an address by the University’s Vice-Chancellor, Mr Symeon Dagkas, who is…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America arrived in Anchorage, Alaska, where he will preside over the consecration of Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church on Saturday, September 19. Traveling alongside the Archbishop are His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco; His Grace Bishop Athenagoras of Nazianzos; His Grace Bishop Ioannis of Phocaea; and Dimitri Katsiklis, Master…

On Wednesday, 16 September, the University of Chichester conferred the degree of Honorary Doctor of Divinity upon His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, in recognition of his many years of service to theology, inter-Christian and interreligious dialogue, the protection of the environment, and the promotion of peace and human dignity. The Ecumenical Patriarch has been undertaking…