On the fourth Sunday of Lent, 30 March, the day in which the Church honours the memory of Saint John Climacus of Sinai, the author of ‘the Ladder”, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia liturgised at the Church of Panagia Soumela, in Keilor East, Melbourne, in the Holy Diocese of Chora. Joining his Eminence in…

Patriarch John X Returns from Doha: “We are deploying our best efforts for the benefit of our country, our people, and our Church in the Middle East and everywhere.” The Greek OrthodoxPatriarch of Antioch and All the East, John X, arrived at Beirut Airport, returning from an official and ecclesiastical visit to Qatar. He was…

His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III and the Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre welcomed today His Beatitude Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia with his delegation. This visit comes after the request of His Beatitude the Patriarch of Serbia expressed to His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem, to visit the Holy City of Jerusalem and the most…

On Sunday, 17th/30th March, the Fourth Sunday of Lent, commemorating our venerable Father John of the Ladder, and one week after the Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross, the feast of the veneration of the Holy Cross took place at the ancient Holy Monastery of the Holy Cross, located in Western Jerusalem, near the…

Following a letter sent by His Beatitude Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia to His Beatitude Patriarch Theophlios III of Jerusalem, the Patriarch of Serbia expressed his desire to visit the Holy Land, the Holy City of Jerusalem, pay tribute to the Most Holy Sepulchre, and to have a meeting with his Jerusalem counterpart. His Beatitude Patriarch…

On the 4th Sunday of Lent, March 30, 2025, His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the St. George Cathedral of Stockholm, assisted by the V. Rev. Archimandrite Bartholomew Iatridis, the parish priest of the aforementioned Cathedral. After the dismissal of the Divine Liturgy, a Doxology was performed,…

On Friday afternoon, 28 March 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew warmly welcomed, with paternal love, groups of teachers and students from schools across various regions of Greece to the Patriarchal Church of Saint George, where they prayed together during the Service of the Fourth Stanza of the Salutations to the Most Holy Theotokos. Addressing…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America Remarks at the Greek Independence Day Grand Banquet The Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York March 29, 2025 The New York Hilton, New York, NY Your Eminence, Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Patras, Honorable Representatives of Greece and Cyprus, Honorable Congressional and New York State Representatives, Noble Officers and…

Sunday, March 30, 2025, the annual Greek Independence Day Parade took place in New York City, with the theme of “GREECE: The Birthplace of Democracy & Strategic Partner of America.” The parade brought the Greek-American community together to celebrate Greece’s struggle for freedom and honor its rich history and contributions to American society and beyond….