The Holy Antiochian Synod concluded its fifth and final day of sessions at the Monastery of Our Lady of Balamand. The opening session began with a prayer by the Fathers of the Synod, invoking the Holy Spirit to guide them toward what best serves the Church. The archdiocesan Metropolitans continued presenting their pastoral situations in…

In its synodal session held at Balamand on October 13, 2025, and in response to the request of the faithful in the region of Alexandretta (Hatay) and Mersin, the Holy Antiochian Synod—motivated by pastoral concern and the good of the Church—resolved to establish a new diocese in Turkey under the name “Diocese of Tarsus, Adana,…

On Sunday, 28th September / 12th October 2025, the Patriarchate commemorated the memory of Venerable Kyriakos the Anchorite, fellow ascetic of Saint Chariton the Confessor, with a Divine Liturgy celebrated in the sacred chapel of the Shrine of Nazareth. The service was led by His Eminence the Metropolitan of Nazareth, Kyriakos, celebrating his name day,…

Your Beatitude, Archbishop of Athens and all Greece and President of the Holy Synod of the Most Holy Church of Greece, very beloved brother in Christ and concelebrant of Our Mediocrity, Ieronymos, Embracing in the Lord Your much-revered Beatitude with brotherly affection, We address You with great joy. Having been informed of the recent slight…

His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece was discharged on Monday morning from “G. Gennimatas” General Hospital, where he had been admitted on Sunday after experiencing a mild ischemic episode. Speaking briefly to journalists upon leaving the hospital, Archbishop Ieronymos said, “All is well, I feel better.” According to doctors, the Archbishop likely…

On Sunday, 12 October 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew attended the Divine Liturgy in prayer, during which His Eminence Metropolitan Eirinaios of Myriophytos and Peristasis, presided. Also present at the service were Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Myra, Archimandrite Nektarios Moulatsiotis, Chancellor of the Metropolis of Phocis and Abbot of the Holy Monastery of St. Augustine…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew expressed his heartfelt fraternal wishes for a speedy recovery to His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece. The Ecumenical Patriarch, as soon as he was informed of the slight illness of Archbishop Ieronymos and his admission to the “George Gennimatas” Hospital in Athens, called him and wished him…

With full solemnity and due ecclesiastical splendour, on Sunday, 12 October 2025, the ordination of His Grace Bishop Ioannis of Skiathos was celebrated at the Cathedral of Athens. The Hierarchical Divine Liturgy was presided over by His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece, concelebrating with Their Eminences Metropolitans Ignatios of Demetrias, Chrysostomos of…

“We are made to love one another. It is a basic human need to love others,” emphasises His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia in a recorded video message, offering a different perspective from the emerging trend of our time, which directs people inward, toward themselves. “Love yourself, but in the right way,” His Eminence stresses,…