Reverend Fathers, Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, When the Holy King Solomon – a direct ancestor of our Lord Jesus Christ – finally completed the building of the Temple in Jerusalem, he stood before this magnificent structure on Temple Mount, and uttered these words: Εἰ ἀληθῶς κατοικήσει θεὸς μετὰ ἀνθρώπων ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς; Εἰ…

Beloved brother and sisters in the Lord, This evening, in this magnificent church dedicated to the Holy Great Martyr and Trophy-bearer George, we prepare for the Consecration of this place to our Holy Triune God and His divine worship. Tonight, at our Great Vespers, which commences the sacred acts of Consecration, we bear with us…

The online platform Pemptousia.tv on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, at 19.30 Athens time (17.30 GMT), will host an online synaxis, or assembly, with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim of Vatopedi, on the topic of “Heartlessness: A Lack of Compassion”. The timely assembly will focus on our daily lives, people’s relations with one another and the family,…

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The Holy & Great Monastery of Vatopedi has unveiled a commemorative triple-DVD edition, complete with a 36-page guide, with all of works and materials presented at an international musicology and psaltic (Byzantine music) conference that took place in Thessaloniki in 2014. For more information or to order please visit the website www.Vatopedi.gr

A trisagion prayer was read out at the Halki school of theology, on the eponymous Marmara Sea Island, in memory of reposed Archbishop of Australia Stylianos, and on the occasion of the feast day of St. Stylianos. The blessing and a Divine Liturgy were officiated by the Bishop of Aravis-SOU, His Grace Kassianos.  

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, this week received the senate speaker of Kazakhstan, Maulen Ashimbayev. The latter presented the Patriarch of Moscow with an invitation by his country’s president to participate in a forthcoming congress of the international leaders and heads of traditional religions, scheduled for next September. According to…

The Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, His Beatitude John X, continued his pastoral visit to the United Arab Emirates this week, meeting with the Gulf state’s Minister of Tolerance and Co-existence, Sheikh Nahayan bin Mabarak Nahayan. His Beatitude expressed the Antioch’s Patriarchate’s gratitude to the minister for the UAE’s welcoming stance regarding Orthodox…

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias continued a tour of west Africa this week, visiting Ghana on Thursday and specifically the town of Tema, where he visited the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas. Greece’s top diplomat was welcomed by the Metropolitan of Accra, His Eminence Petros. He later toured the affiliated Greek-language school of St….