My beloved brother, Metropolitan Nathanael And my dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, To complete my visit to this wonderful Metropolis of Chicago by celebrating the Divine Liturgy with you is my greatest joy. Even though there is a certain relaxed feeling in our churches in these summer months, the Church moves steadily and reliably…

New York State Department of Education approved the examination in Modern Greek on June 20, 1972, marking a significant milestone for the District Office of Education. This approval, which was championed by Dr. Emmanuel Hatziemmanuel, the Director at the time, emphasized the importance of the Greek language within the State of New York. It was…

On Sunday 9 July 2023, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew officiated during the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal and Stavropegial Monastery of the Transfiguration of Our Lord on Prote Island (of the Princes’ Islands). At the facilities of the Monastery, at the top of the hill of the island, the children’s camp of the Patriarchate…

For the second consecutive year, with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, in the Parish of the Entrance of Our Lady in the Temple in North Balwyn, Melbourne, the memory of the late Archbishop Kyprianos of Cyprus, Bishop Chrysanthos of Paphos, Bishop Meletios of Kition and Bishop Lavrentios of Kyrenia was honoured,…

“Within this Church of Saints and Martyrs and non-visible Deaconesses, the modern Orthodox woman can also negate the individualistic spirit of our culture, which causes many sufferings and various alienations. But all of us also have a duty and a sacred debt to preserve the tradition of the Church, in fact the tradition of the…

“How do I know that I will be saved through the Orthodox Church?”, was the topic of the talk organised by the GO Fellowship initiative of the Archdiocesan District of Melbourne, along with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia and under the guidance of His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis. This event…

Zelenskyy: I thank Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for the spiritual support of Ukraine The President of Ukraine, Mr. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, paid a visit to the headquarters of the Ecumenical Patriarchate on Saturday morning, 8 July 2023 The Ukrainian president venerated at the Patriarchal Church of Saint George, where the Ecumenical Patriarch chanted the Trisagion Memorial Service…

On Sunday, June 25, 2023, following the Divine Liturgy, the common meal of love, and the group meetings, many volunteers, mainly young men, and women, worked on maintenance and repair projects of the building complex of the headquarters of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea in Seoul. They covered the exterior surfaces of the buildings with…

My beloved Deacon Nicholas, You see how you are surrounded by your spiritual fathers and mentors and many, many clergy. We are all here today because of you, to welcome you into the ranks of the Presbyters of the Church. This step is a logical progression in your spiritual journey. You have ministered in the…