ARCHDIOCESAN CATHEDRAL CHOIR & YOUTH CHOIR PERFORM CONCERT AT HOLY TRINITY MONASTERY IN HALKI, PRAYER FOR RHODES EVENT The Archdiocesan Cathedral Choir and Youth Choir of the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New York, received an audience with His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I following the Divine Liturgy on Sunday, July 23rd….

On Monday morning, 18/31 July 2023, after the Divine Liturgy at the Horrendous Golgotha which was led by His Eminence Archbishop Aristarchos of Constantina, the fortieth-day memorial service of the Patriarchal Representative in Acre- Ptolemais Archimandrite Philotheos was held by the Patriarchate. Archimandrite Philotheos passed away while working on restoring the Holy Church of Saint…

His Beatitude Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem Theophilos III visited the Monastery of St. Georgios in the city of Acre, accompanied by His Eminence Metropolitan Kyriakos of Nazareth, the General Secretary of the Patriarchate Archbishop Aristarchus, the Metropolitan of Jordan, Archbishop Christophoros, and a group of the esteemed clergy. The patriarchal envoy was…

The President of the Finances and Patriarchal Commissioner His Eminence Metropolitan Isychios of Kapitolias with a group of Holy Sepulchre Fathers visited the Cemetery of Holy Zion, in order to explain to the relatives of those buried there, that the excavations carried out there by the German Archaeological company have received the approval of the…

On Monday, 31 July 2023, His Eminence Metropolitan Ieronymos of Larissa and Tyrnavos visited the Holy Chapel of Saint John the Theologian, which is located at the Larissa military base hospital, and conducted a Trisagion in memory of his late predecessor, Metropolitan Theologos Paschalides, who fell asleep in the Lord on 31 July 1996. His…

In Sweden, a court recently granted permission for a performance in which the Koran, the holy book of Islam, was torn down and burned in front of Stockholm’s central mosque. The organizer of the event did not see his actions as problematic but stated: “What is sacred to some does not necessarily have to be…

At the Parish of Saint Irene Chrysovalantou in Tanzania, a teacher, Jovin Balyabileba, was interested in Orthodoxy, and after a period of learning, comtemplation and catechism, Orthodoxy won him over. Last year he expressed his admiration for the Orthodox Church, which he deemed as “the true Church of the Apostles” and said that he wanted…

The Holy Archdiocese of Crete announced in a media release that His Eminence Archbishop Evgenios of Crete is currently hospitalised due to a respiratory infection and will remain away from duties for a few days, until his health is restored. His Eminence Archbishop Evgenios of Crete wishes a blessed “Dekapentavgoustos” to all. vema.com.au

Discover Orthodoxy Class Baptizes 29 On Saturday, 29th July 2023, at the Holy Church of St. Nektarios in Battersea, London, 29 individuals were received into the Orthodox Church by His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain. The neophytes successfully attended the Discover Orthodoxy Adult Catechism Classes led by the V. Rev. Archimandrite Nephon…