Beloved and Dear Faithful, This evening, gathered in this beautiful Cathedral Sanctuary, we intone the Third Stanza of the Akathist Hymn to the Theotokos. Throughout this magnificent poem, there are more than the praises of the Virgin Mother of God woven into the Salutations. There are also calls to action for us – like this…

On Tuesday, March 18, 2025 His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America was welcomed at the Capitol of New York in Albany for a special Celebration for Greek Heritage, hosted by Greek American New York State Senate and Assembly Greek Legislators Senators Andrew Gounardes and Michael Gianaris and Assemblymembers Michael Tannousis and John Lemondes, Jr. During…

On Thursday, 7th / 20th March 2025, His Beatitude, our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos, in the Patriarchate’s hall, awarded His Excellency the Ambassador of Russia to Israel, Mr Anatoly Victorov, the honour of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, in recognition of his support for the…

On Sunday 16th March 2025, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain made a pastoral visit at the Church of St Marina in Stroke-on-Trent. The Archbishop celebrated the Divine Liturgy with the Revd Presbyter Georgios Pappas and the Revd Archdeacon George Tsourous who also served. At the conclusion of the Liturgy, His Eminence…

From 17th to 19th March, Churches Together in England (CTE) convened the Forum 2025 at the Hayes Conference Centre in Derbyshire. This triennial event brings together representatives from major Churches, Christian communities, and charities across England. The Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain was represented at the Forum by a delegation chaired by His Eminence…

On the evening of Sunday, 16th March 2025, at the Church of Panagia Eleousa in Nottingham, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas presided over the third Lenten Vespers, joined in prayer by clergy from across the Midlands, including the Very Revd Archimandrite Christodoulos Kokliotis, the Revd Protopresbyter Christos Stefanou, the Revd Hegoumen Gill, the Revd Oeconomos Nicholas…

More than 1,600 students participated in the Orthodox Religion Olympiad in Bucharest on Saturday, competing at the district level. Across the rest of the country, the competition took place at the county level, with a total of approximately 10,000 participants. Students Compete in Religion Olympiad Students who secure first place at the county or district…

On Saturday, Germany’s Romanian Metropolitan Serafim welcomed Metropolitan Theoklitos of Stagoi and Meteora, along with a delegation of Greek monks, at the archdiocesan centre in Nuremberg. On this occasion, the Greek hierarch brought for veneration the left hand of St. John Chrysostom, a precious relic from the Monastery of St Varlaam at Meteora. Metropolitan Theoklitos…

Romania’s Vânători-Neamț Natural Park, home to the historic monasteries of Neamț, could become the eighth mixed UNESCO site in Europe. “There are natural sites, and there are cultural sites, but those number in the thousands. However, there are only seven mixed sites in all of Europe. Vânători-Neamț Natural Park could become the eighth. This is…