Thanks to the efforts of the Jerusalem Patriarchate, children with special needs have a new fully-equipped kindergarten to attend in Amman. His Eminence Archbishop Christophoros of Kyriakoupolis, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Patriarchate Schools, festively opened the school on Thursday, August 26, in the presence of other Board members, the Director…

On Sunday, August 29th 2021, Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas presided over Matins and served the Divine Liturgy at the Church of Saint John the Baptist in Haringey, N. London. thyateira.org.uk

Metropolitan Seraphim of Sevasteia will take part in the new composition of the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for the semester 1st September 2021 through to 28th February 2022. More specifically, the following holy Hierarchs will participate in the newly reconfigured Holy and Sacred Synod under the chairmanship of His All-Holiness Ecumenical…

Legendary Greek composer, politician and writer, Mikis Theodorakis, has passed away at the age of 96. During his sixty-year career, Theodorakis wrote over 1,000 songs, many symphonic works, cantatas and oratorios, music for dozens of plays and tragedies, operas and music for the cinema. Theodorakis was born in Chios on July 29, 1925, to a…

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Today marks the beginning of the Ecclesiastical New Year. The Church today also venerates the memory of Symeon the Stylite.

The Patriarchate of Romania continues its efforts to keep in contact with as many Romanians in the diaspora as possible. The latest initiative is a photo exhibition focusing on Romanian history and Orthodox tradition in the country. On Tuesday, the Bishop of Ploesti, His Grace Varlaam, was present at the inauguration of such an exhibition,…

The Metropolitan of Dimitriados and Almyros, His Eminence Ignatios, spoke to Greek public television regarding the issue of Covid-19 vaccinations conducted outside cathedrals in the Metropolis. His Eminence said encouragement is starting to gradually persuade more and more people to get vaccinated.

The Metropolitan of Corfu, Paxous and the Diapontian isles, His Eminence Nektarios, arrived on Mount Athos over the weekend, where he was present for the Holy Vigil on the Eve of the Great Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, as based on the Julian calendar, conducted at the Protaton, the Holy Cathedral of the…