With the blessings of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios, the Archdiocesan District of Adelaide’s small missionary team returned to the “Gateway to the Outback” (the regional city of Port Augusta) for the feast day of the Beheading of St John the Baptist in the Church dedicated to the Feast. It has become somewhat of a tradition…

His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain met with His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece today, in Athens. His Beatitude warmly welcomed Archbishop Nikitas and they discussed various matters of mutual interest. Archbishop Nikitas expressed his gratitude and appreciation to Archbishop Ieronymos and to the Church of Greece for their…

On Sunday, September 3, 2023, His Grace Bishop Maximos of Melitini ordained Georgios Athanasopoulos to the holy office of the diaconate, at the Church of the Holy Trinity and Saint Luke in Birmingham. The new Deacon has a background in education and teaches at the Greek School of the Community of the Transfiguration in Coventry….

On Sunday, 3 September 2023, the feast day of the translation of the Holy Relics of Saint Nectarios, Bishop of Pentapolis was celebrated in the historical location of Selyvria, the birthplace of the Saint. The local shepherd, His Eminence Metropolitan Maximos of Selyvria was present in prayer during the feast day Divine Liturgy. Also joined…

On Sunday, 3 September 2023, the Matins and the Poly-Hierarchical Divine Liturgy were celebrated with due splendour for the feast day of the translation of the Holy Relics of Saint Nectarios of Aegina the Wonderworker, in the very large Holy Church in Aegina. His Eminence Metropolitan Hariton of Elassona presided over the Divine Liturgy, and…

† B A R T H O L O M E W BY GOD’S MERCY ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE-NEW ROME AND ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH TO THE PLENITUDE OF THE CHURCH GRACE, PEACE AND MERCY FROM THE MAKER OF ALL CREATION OUR LORD GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST * * * Most reverend brother Hierarchs and beloved children…

The International Meeting of Orthodox Youth ITO 2023 began Thursday evening with an inaugural ceremony in the Park of Roses in Timișoara in western Romania, focusing on man’s friendship with God as the foundation of fellowship between individuals and peoples. Participating in the opening ceremony together with His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel and Metropolitan Ioan of…

At the International Meeting of Orthodox Youth (ITO), “we are being given an excellent opportunity to realize the ecumenical dimension of Orthodoxy and its unifying power, but, on the other, for each of us to evaluate the richness of his/her own tradition,” said Metropolitan Joachim of Bursa on Friday in front of the 3,500 participants…

Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church was present on Thursday at the inaugural session of the International Meeting of Orthodox Youth (ITO), held in Timișoara, Romania, between August 31 and September 3, 2023. His Beatitude spoke of the theme of the event, which is man’s friendship with God, and of the mission of the…