On the evening of Cheese fare Sunday, 4th/17th March 2024, in the context of the Service of the Small Compline in the monastic Church of Saints Constantine and Helen, His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos read the prayer of absolution as a very important preparation for the entrance into Holy and Great…

We are indeed very glad to be able to pay this first official visit to your beautiful country upon the kind invitation of the honorable government of the Republic of Lithuania. We are personally grateful to Her Excellency Ms Ingrida Šimonytė for welcoming us and our entourage at the Government Palace and for our cordial…

In the spiritual arena of Holy and Great Lent, during which we are called, like athletes in the sports stadiums, we strive to accomplish a certain spiritual goal, mentions His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia is the new video message of spiritual edification which he posted on the Instagram social networking site. His Eminence focuses…

The Archdiocesan District Council met on March 19, 2024 at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America headquarters in New York. His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America welcomed the group of clergy and lay members, wishing them a blessed, Great Lenten Season, and reminding all of our faithful that we have a calling to service and…

March 20, 2024 To the Clergy of the Metropolis of Atlanta: My Dear Brothers in Christ, I greet you with love and joy in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! I pray that this message finds you well as we continue through the first week of Great Lent. Once more, I am…

On Monday, the Archbishop of Targoviste and patriarchal exarch, His Eminence Hon Metropolitan Nifon welcomed Her Excellency Kathleen Ann Kavalec, the Ambassador of the United States of America to Romania, at his residence in Targoviste. The United States Ambassador toured the Doicesti Small Modular Reactor (SMR) site in Dambovita County. Mrs. Kathleen Ann Kavalec conveyed…

After officiating the Great Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete at the chapel of the Patriarchal Residence, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said that “this rich hymn in the guise of the Church’s prayer urges us all to discover through repentance a source of peace and joy.” Repentance does not lead to despair “There are people…

“The Saviour teaches us that we must show through fasting that we love God, the Giver of life, more than the gifts He offers us and that we love heavenly spiritual gifts more than limited and transient material gifts,” His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said on Cheesefare Sunday. His Beatitude explained the Gospel of the Cheesefare…

Friday, 15 March 2024, on behalf of His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain, the Revd Oeconomos Demetrianos-Christakis Melekis attended the annual Easter celebration hosted at New Scotland Yard by the Metropolitan Police Service Greek and Cypriot Association. Fr Demetrianos read a message of greeting from His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas, who thanked the…