The Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral, His Eminence Joanikije, visited the Patriarchal Monastery of Pec and the historic Decani Monastery this week, on the occasion of the feast day of St. Gregory the Theologian, as based on the Julian calendar. His Eminence later officiated at the Divine Liturgy at the Stavropegic Pec Monastery, before…

The Elder Metropolitan of Nairobi, His Eminence Makarios, this year completes his 45th year of missionary work in sub-Saharan Africa, 30 years of which he ministered as a hierarch. On the occasion of the anniversary, the Elder Metropolitan attended a con-celebratory Divine Liturgy at the parish of St. Paul. Afterwards, he was presented with a…

The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, issued a Homily at the Service of the Great Vespers on Saturday at the Holy Cross Chapel in Brookline, Massachusetts. The Archbishop arrived at the Hellenic College and Holy Cross to bless and offer his best wishes to the Greek Orthodox seminary’s students and professors. A traditional…

The second day of a three-day assembly of the Church of Greece’s Holy Synod, for the month of February, was held on Tuesday. A day earlier, members of the Holy Synod issued a decision proclaiming their active support for the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, on the heels of constant reports and pleas by the Patriarch of…

Reactions continued from around the world in the wake of a so-called “rave party” and advertising campaign organized and filmed this month at the landmark Panaghia Soumela monastery, which is located in the historic Pontus region of northeast Asia Minor. In a highly symbolic move, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I,…

The Church today venerates the memory of Theodore the Commander & Great Martyr. Today is also the feast day of Zechariah the Prophet.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison attended the ecumenical service before the start of the new Parliamentary year that was held on Tuesday at the Greek Orthodox Church of St Nicholas in Canberra. The event was also attended by Archbishop Makarios of Australia. In his speech at St Nicholas, Mr Morrison thanked Archbishop Makarios who he and…

For the second time in recent months, on the weekend of 5th and 6th of February 2022, His Grace Bishop Silouan of Sinope together with Fr Jeremy Krieg, CEO of the Greek Welfare Centre S.A, embarked on a missionary trip to Port Lincoln. Following a pledge after last October’s visit to come back soon, this…

Reactions are provoked by a video clip shot by a foreign band in the historic monastery of Panagia Soumela. Specifically, the video clip was shot in the courtyard of the historic monastery, where the service is being held on August 15 by the Ecumenical Patriarch. As soon as the specific video clip was shown, there…