His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros celebrated the 2nd Salutations at St. John the Baptist Church in New York City, a small, but faithful community with loving and loyal parishioners led by Fr. Nicholas Samaras. In his Homily His Eminence stated, “Even tonight, as we chant the praises of the Virgin with these Χαιρετισμοί, we join with…

Beloved and Faithful Christians, Tonight we sing to the Virgin: Χαῖρε, ὅτι τὰ οὐράνια συναγάλλεται τῇ γῇ! Χαῖρε, ὅτι τὰ ἐπίγεια συγχορεύει οὐρανοῖς! Rejoice, for the things of Heaven rejoice with the earth! Rejoice for the things of earth join chorus with Heaven! * We are called to “rejoice” in the Virgin. This is the…

His Beatitude Patriarch John X met with priests, organizations, and institutions of the Holy Cross Church in al-Qasaa, in the presence of His Grace Bishop Romanos (al-Hannat). At the end of the meeting, His Beatitude inspected the progress of the church ceiling painting. Antioch Patriarchate بطريركية أنطاكية وسائر المشرق للروم الأرثوذكس

His Grace Bishop Arsenios Dahdal, the Patriarchal Delegate, conducted the Matins and Divine Liturgy of the Feast of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos at the Church of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel in Mersin. Assisting His Grace in the service were Archmandrite Paulus, the Patriarchal Vicar, Father Esber, and Father Can Delluler. In…

With the blessing and presence of His Beatitude Patriarch John X, His Eminence the Most Reverend Metropolitan Athanasios (Latakia) conducted the Great Compline prayer at the Church of Saint George – Sharqi Al-Tijarah, in the presence of His Grace Bishop Romanos (Al-Hannat) and a crowd of believers. His Eminence spoke in his sermon about the…

The Ambassador of Greece in Australia, Mr. Stavros Venizelos, presented today his credentials to His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, officially assuming his new duties. On this occasion, the Ambassador addresses a personal message to the Greek community in Australia. Dear friends, I feel proud…

Last Saturday, while attending a traditional event in Dambovița County that was organised by the Bulgarian community, Vice-President of Bulgaria Iliana Iotova met with Patriarchal Exarch and Archbishop of Târgoviște His Eminence Hon Metropolitan Nifon. According to the Archdiocese of Târgoviște, the discussions spanned several subjects of mutual interest to the two nations and the…

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel consecrated a chapel dedicated to Saint Andrew inside Romania’s Parliament on Monday evening. After the consecration service, Patriarch Daniel referred to the existence of chapels in different parliaments worldwide, inside airports, near hospitals, or in other public spaces. His Beatitude defined these spaces of recollection as “sources of peace, joy, and…

His Eminence Metropolitan Iakovos of Mexico and Exarch of Central America and the Caribbean Islands embarked on his first pastoral journey to the Republic of Panama since assuming his ecclesiastical duties. The visit, filled with meaningful encounters and solemn ceremonies, aimed at fostering spiritual connections. Upon his arrival in Panama City on the afternoon of…