The patron saint of the Orthodox Volunteer Corps (OVC), an organization that places twentysomethings in lines of volunteerism in Pittsburgh and Boston, is Mother Maria of Paris—a Russian poet, nun, and member of the Parisian resistance who was killed in the Holocaust and later canonized as a saint by the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Her life of…

An attempted arson incident occurred on Monday evening, 4 August 2025, at the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, shortly after a prayer service. According to protothema.gr, an unidentified man wearing a red cap and shorts approached the area behind the lectern and set fire to some papers, which then ignited part of a carpet inside the…

“Let us do works that endure in the light,” urged His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, during the address he delivered at the Great Festive Vespers on the feast of the Transfiguration of the Saviour, at the Church of the Transfiguration of Our Lord in the suburb of Thomastown in Melbourne. His Eminence presided over…

On this day, our hearts are shaken by the tragedy of the Beirut port explosion—a disaster that struck our Lebanese reality and snatched away beloved souls. Today, we pray the Father of Lights that he receive them into His heavenly radiance, anoint them with the balm of His mercy, and soothe the hearts of their…

His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III, Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem, visited the Convent of Saint Mary Magdalene today, August 4, with accompanying delegation of members of the Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulcher, to celebrate the Feast of Patron Saint, where His Beatitude delivered the following address,   “Dear Archimandrite Roman, Dear Mother Abbess…

On Saturday, the 20th of July / 2nd of August 2025, the Patriarchate celebrated the commemoration of the holy, glorious Prophet Elijah the Thesvite at his Holy Monastery, situated near the ancient Monastery of the “Kathisma” (Seat) of the Theotokos, between Jerusalem and Bethlehem. In this feast, the Church remembers the marvellous works of God…

On Sunday, August 3, 2025, with the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Church of Saint Boris, the second camping period for Elementary School students in Chuncheon came to a close. During the meal that followed, a touching farewell ceremony was held, attended by parents who had come to pick up their children. The Metropolitan of…

On Saturday, 2 August 2025, at the Holy Church of the Wisdom of God in Heraklion, His Eminence Archbishop Evgenios of Crete, together with Their Eminences, Metropolitan Andreas of Arkalochori, Kastelli and Viannos, Metropolitan Gerasimos of Petra and Chersonissos, Metropolitan Kyrillos of Ierapytna and Sitia, and Their Graces, Bishop Methodios of Knossos and Bishop Paisios…

On Tuesday afternoon, 29 July 2025, His Eminence Metropolitan Prodromos of Rethymno and Avlopotamos, went, for the first time, to the celebrating Church of Apostle Silas in the settlement of the same name of the Parish of Damavolos, Mylopotamos, where he officiated at the Hierarchical Vespers. Before the dismissal of Vespers, His Eminence referred to…