The Metropolis of Edessa, Pella and Almopias, in northern Greece, has announced that Holy Services will take place on Wednesday and Thursday for the recovery and placement of the holy relics of Kallinikos, the reposed Metropolitan of Edessa, the newest saint of the Orthodox Church. The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate canonized Metropolitan…

The Archbishop of Crete, His Eminence Irineos, will remain in a hospital ICU on Monday, given that he has a fever. Attending physicians announced that the 87-year-old hierarch could be transferred to a neurological clinic on Tuesday, at the same hospital in the Cretan city of Irakleio, as conditions allow.

  A container loaded with humanitarian aid finally arrived in the Congo after a seven-month journey from Greece, the 25th such container sent from the country to the Orthodox Metropolis of Katanga. The latest shipment of assistance was dispatched by the Church-related Ark of the World charity in Athens.

The Archbishop of America, His Emience Elpidophoros, toured two Greek-American Parochial Schools on Friday morning, in order to visit the pupils and educators and to personally verify the health and safety measures that have been mandated. The Archbishop was welcomed by staff and pupils at the William Spyropoulos Greek-American Day School, operated by the St….

  The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, on Saturday welcomed to the Patriarchate US Amb. Philip T. Reeker, who holds the European and Eurasian Affairs portfolio at the State Department. A lengthy discussion followed on various issues of common interest. Amb. Reeker was accompanied by the US ambassador in Ankara, David…

The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos on Monday officiated at the customary blessing ceremony in Greece’s Parliament, on the occasion of the beginning of the new legislative period. The ceremony was held with all public health precautions, to prevent exposure to the coronavirus pandemic, with 60 MPs in attendance during a…

  The Church today venerates the memory of Charitina the Martyr. St. Charitina contested for Christ during the reign of Emperor Diocletian, in the year 290.

  His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Irinej visited the Diocese of Nis on the occasion of the consecration of great shrines in Kursumlija and Prolom Banja on October 3 and 4, 2020. His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Irinej was greeted by His Grace Bishop Arsenije of Nis together with His Grace Bishop Ilarion of Timok, clergy and…

His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia is currently in Fanari, Greece, ahead of the meeting of the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate on October 6 – 8. As part of his visit, Archbishop Makarios, who is accompanied by the Hierologos Archdeacon Athenagoras Karakonstantakis, met with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. During the meeting, Archbishop Makarios conveyed…