On Thursday afternoon, 15/28 October 2021, there was a school ceremony in honour and remembrance of the national anniversary of October 28, 1940, at the Patriarchal School of Zion. This ceremony was honoured by the presence of H.H.B. our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos, the Chairman of the School Board, His Eminence Archbishop Isidoros…

On Thursday morning, 15/28 October 2021, the Patriarchate celebrated the commemoration of the national anniversary of 1940. For this feast, there was a Doxology at the Catholicon of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, to our Almighty God, who released our country from the Italian military attack of 1940 and the barbaric occupation of the…

Week-long worshipful events and commemorations concluded in Bucharest on Thursday — as Oct. 27 marks the feast day of St. Demetrius the New, the protector and patron saint of the Romanian capital. Clerics and volunteers offered snacks and water to the pilgrims that had arrived to venerate the Holy Relics of the saint at Bucharest’s…

The annual pupils’ parade in the port city of Piraeus, held on the occasion of the Oct. 28 national holiday in the country, took place on Thursday before local office-holders, representatives of the Church and thousands of local residents. In the morning, a con-celebratory Doxology service was officiated by the Metropolitan of Piraeus, His Eminence…

A new primary school funded and managed by the Church in sub-Saharan Africa will soon open, and specifically in the Orthodox Diocese of Gulu and Eastern Uganda. The school site, to be dedicated to the Archangel, was recently visited by the Bishop of Gulu, His Grace Silvester, and his associates. Establishing more schools on the…

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, on Thursday presented the Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh, in the second degree, to former Russian president and prime minister Dmitry Medvedev. A statement later issued by the Moscow Patriarchate cited Medvedev’s assistance towards the Resurrection New Jerusalem Stavropegic Monastery. The presentation was conducted…

The Metropolitan of Nikopolis and Preveza, His Eminence Chrysostomos, this week received Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni, who continued her tour of western Greece. The issue of protection and preservation of religious monuments was the focus of talks.  

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All-Holiness Bartholomew I, on Thursday was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the renowned University of Notre Dame, in Indiana. The Ecumenical Patriarch is on a wide-ranging Apostolic tour of the United States this week, having already been received by US President Joe Biden at the White…

The Church today venerates the memory of Anastasia, the Martyr of Rome. Today is also the feast day of Avramios the Recluse, and his niece, Maria of Mesopotamia.