In a recent statement, Archbishop Leo of Helsinki and All Finland extended his heartfelt condolences following a tragic armed attack at a school in Vantaa, just north of Helsinki, on Tuesday, 2 April 2024. The attack resulted in the death of a 12-year-old student, with two others suffering serious injuries, as reported by local hospitals…

His Eminence Metropolitan Theodosios of Kinshasa proceeded in the blessed foundation of yet another School on Tuesday, 2 April 2024. This wonderful event, the foundation of the School of the Parish of Saint Barbara in the city of Kinshasa, was planned to be conducted by the holy hands of His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodoros…

On 27 to 31 March 2024, senior students from the Great Patriarchal School of the Nation, the Zappeion Girls’ School, the Zografeion Lyceum, as well as the Lyceum of Imbros, visited Athens and the beautiful Messinia with their teachers. During their short stay in Athens, they visited the Acropolis and the Acropolis Museum. The seniors…

On Monday, 1 April, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia visited the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. His Eminence received a warm welcome from the Rector of the historic Institution, Professor Gerasimos Siasos, in the presence of the Dean of the Theological School, Professor Emmanuel Karageorgoudis. During the meeting, which was held in an…

On Wednesday, 3 April 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia had a cordial and constructive meeting with the Prime Minister of Greece, Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in Athens. The meeting took place at the Maximos Mansion, where His Eminence received a warm welcome from the Greek Prime Minister, who expressed a strong interest in learning…

On the eve of the official celebrations for Greek Independence Day, Vice President Kamala Harris extended a warm welcome to His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, alongside California Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis and esteemed members of the Greek American community, at The White House. Archbishop Elpidophoros expressed his gratitude towards Vice President Harris for the…

Archon Aristotle “Telly” Papanikolaou has been named the University of Chicago Divinity School Alum of the Year for 2024. This honor is being conferred upon recommendation from the University of Chicago Divinity School’s Alumni Council and the Board of Trustees of the Baptist Theological Union. Archon Papanikolaou will deliver his Alum of the Year address…

The Rt. Rev. Archimandrite Jack (Khalil), the patriarchal delegate to the faithful in the parishes of Antioch and Alexandretta, held the Great Compline prayer in the hall of the Dormition Church in Samandag, which was destroyed due to the earthquake in February 2023. The Rt. Rev. Archimandrite Jack (Khalil) conveyed the love, prayers, and blessings…

On Tuesday morning, April 2, the Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre led by His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III, extended their Paschal greetings to the Western Churches in Jerusalem who have celebrated Christ’s resurrection on Sunday. The Jerusalem Patriarchate delegation headed first to the Franciscan brotherhood near the New Gate, where His Paternity Father Francesco Patton,…