On Monday, 15th November, the day on which our Church honours the memory of Saints Elpidios, Markellos and Eustochios and His Grace Bishop Elpidios of Kyaneon celebrates his nameday, a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Holy Parish of St Nicholas, Marrickville, in Sydney, presided by His Grace who was celebrating his nameday and…

The Minister of Civil Protection, Takis Theodorikakos, was received by Archbishop Elpidophoros of America at the offices of the Archdiocese of America on Friday morning, as reported by The National Herald. Takis Theodorikakos arrived at the Archdiocese shortly before 10:00 in the morning, accompanied by his associates. Then he entered the chapel of the Archdiocese,…

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Patriarch John X received Mohammad Abdul-Sattar Al-Sayyed, the Syrian Minister of Religious Endowments (Awqaf), at the Patriarchal Headquarters in Damascus. His Eminence Ephraim Maalouli, the Metropolitan of Aleppo, and His Grace Gregorios Khoury, the Patriarchal Vicar, were also present.   #John_X   Antioch Patriarchate

The Holy & Great Monastery of Vatopedi has unveiled a new exact replica of the wonder-working Icon of the Panaghia Vimatarissa, called Ktitorissa, which in Greek means founder, as the original Icon was discovered during the era of the three founders of the venerable Mount Athos monastery. For more information or to order please send…

The Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Most Godly Beatitude Theodoros III, on Sunday officiated at the Divine Liturgy at the old Church of St. George, in the Greek Orthodox Arab-speaking community of Buqei’a, in the Acre-Ptolemais district of northern Israel. Co-celebrants were Metropolitan Kyriakos of Nazareth, Archbishop Aristarchos of Constantina and Metropolitan Joachim of Helenoupolis, among…

The Archbishop of Durres, Tirana and All Albania, His Beatitude Anastasios, during his sermon on Sunday at the Cathedral of the Resurrection in the Albanian capital, referred to the manners in which Christians are called upon to resist aggressive behavior, adding that “we should also attempt to be agents of peace”.  

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All-Holiness Bartholomew I, expressed his support and solidarity to the Patriarchate of Antioch amid the difficult times endured by the people of Lebanon and Syria. His All-Holiness spoke by phone with the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, His Beatitude John X, as latter sought to learn first-hand…

Three new Metropolitans of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece were enthroned over the weekend, and specifically the Metropolitan of Lagada, His Eminence Platonas, the Metropolitan of Kastoria, His Eminence Kallinikos and the Metropolitan of Peristeri, Grigorios. The Hierarchs asked congregants during their first Divine Liturgies in their respective ecclesiastical jurisdictions for their support and…