The Church of Greece’s Metropolitan of Kesariani, Vyronas and Immitos, His Eminence Daniel, on Tuesday afternoon officiated at the Great Vesper at the celebrating St. Demetrius cathedral in the east Athens district of Vyronas, the same church where a Holy Icon of the Panaghia Parigoritria, or Virgin Mary of Consolation, has for the past year…

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All-Holiness Bartholomew I, on Wednesday continued his wide-ranging Apostolic visit to the United States. After being received on Tuesday at the White House Oval Office by US President Joe Biden, and at the State Department by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the Primate of the Mother Church of…

The Church today venerates the memory of Nestor, the Martyr of Thessaloniki, a disciple of Great-Martyr Demetrius.

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, was received on Monday for a warm and cordial meeting at the Oval Office in the White House by US President Joe Biden. According to reports citing Church sources, the meeting exceeded mere ceremonial contacts, as talks included enlarged delegations with the participation of senior…

The Church today venerates Demetrius the Myrrh-streamer & Great Martyr of Thessaloniki. The occasion of the great feast day for our Church was celebrated in a splendorous manner today, Oct. 26, in the northern Greece metropolis of Thessaloniki, where Demetrius is the patron saint. The date entails an added significance for the ancient city, as…

Turnout for Monday’s online Archontariki from Mount Athos with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim was resounding, again showing that the Internet can substantially assist in modern-day missionary work. The Elder Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, dedicated the first part of his address to last week’s Translation of the Relics of…

The Orthodox Archdiocese of Tirana this week issued a categorical denial of a news report in the weekend edition of the Athens daily “Estia”, which claimed that the Archbishop of Durres, Tirana and All Albania, His Beatitude Anastasios, has allegedly contacted the Greek prime minister’s office regarding the assignment of teachers for Greek minority schools…

The Metropolitan of Mani, His Eminence Chrysostomos was transferred to an Athens hospital’s intensive care unit on Sunday after suffering from pneumonia, exasperated by a Covid-19 infection and underlying conditions.  

A litany of the Holy Relics of the Great Martyr Demetrius, along with the Holy Icon of the Panaghia Portaitissa, was conducted on Monday, in the presence of worshippers, with splendorous Byzantine rite in the northern city of Thessaloniki. Monday marks the Eve of the Feast Day of the Great Martyr, who is the patron…