On Saturday, May 19/June 1, 2024, the feast of Sunday of the Samaritan woman was celebrated with a transfer by the Patriarchate at Jacob’s well in Samaria, Nablus. On this holiday, the whole Church of Jerusalem commemorates following the Evangelist John () that the Samaritan woman, coming to draw water, drew the gift of life,…

The third and final meeting of the 18th Plenary Session of the International Joint Commission on the Theological Dialogue between the Orthodox Church and the Lutheran World Federation took place between 24 and 31 May 2024 in Cairo, Egypt. The meeting was hosted by the Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa, and its proceedings took…

The serving Bishops of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia met today, the 3rd of June 2024, under the presidency of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia. During the meeting, His Grace Bishop Emilianos of Meloa voluntarily submitted his resignation, which was accepted by the Archbishop and his Assistant Bishops. On behalf of the local Church,…

Your Graces, Bishop Athenagoras and Bishop Nektarios, Very Reverend Archimandrite Chrysostom and Reverend Fathers, Archdiocese Cathedral Board of Trustees President Elias Lambiris, Members of the Cathedral Board and Philoptochos Sisterhood, Cathedral Gala Co-Chairs, Beloved Members of the Stephanopoulos Family, Dear Friends, Χριστὸς Ἀνέστη! I am delighted to have returned in time from Greece, where I…

St. Augustine, FL: The Trustees of the St. Photios Foundation, Inc. proudly share the results of the Fourth Annual Drawing Contest of St. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine. Held in conjunction with the annual commemoration of the Fall of Constantinople, students, ages 9-12 of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, are encouraged to learn about…

The Maliotis Cultural Center (MCC) welcomed and is hosting the 10th International Summer University “Greek Language, Culture, and Mass Media” on its premises this summer, with the special theme: “Spreading and Teaching the Greek Language in the Greek Diaspora in the U.S.A.” From May 28 to June 2, 2024, Panhellenic educators, students, and graduate researchers…

June 2, 2024 Unto the Most Reverend and Right Reverend Hierarchs, Pious Priests and Deacons, Presvyteres and Diakonisses, Monks and Nuns, Presidents and Members of the Parish Councils, Honorable Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Members of Leadership 100, Day and Afternoon Schools, Philoptochos Societies, Youth, Greek Orthodox Organizations, and entirety of the Christ-loving Plenitude of…

St. George Cathedral of Stockholm Sunday, May 26, 2024 Your Eminences, Your Excellencies, Your Graces, Reverend Members of the Clergy, Honorable Ambassadors & Consuls General, Esteemed Guests, Dearly Beloved People of God, Χριστός Ανέστη – Christ is Risen! I give praise to the Risen Lord for the ten years in the episcopacy that He has…

His Beatitude Patriarch John X, the Most blessed and Reverend, has concluded his pastoral visit to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Latakia and its dependencies, at the invitation of its Shepherd, Metropolitan Athanasios (Fahed). The visit included many important stops at educational, intellectual, cultural, national, and church regeneration that were chronicled in the records of…