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Archbishop of Australia presided over Divine Liturgy at the Phanar
2+ week, 6+ day ago (99+ words) Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew attended and prayed during the Divine Liturgy on Sunday, June 14, 2026, at which Archbishop Makarios of Australia presided. Photos: Nikos Papachristou https: //youtu. be/m-RVk3 M-nu Q Archbishop of Australia presided over Divine Liturgy at the Phanar Ecumenical Patriarch…...
Patriarch of Jerusalem blessed the beginning of the restoration project of the Chapel of the Myrrh-Bearing Women
2+ week, 6+ day ago (212+ words) This morning, 14 June 2026, on the Sunday of the Saints of Palestine, following the Divine Liturgy in the Patriarchal Monastic Church of Saints Constantine and Helen, Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem celebrated the Service of the Blessing of the Waters and…...
Memorial service marks four years since the repose of Metropolitan Sotirios Trambas
2+ week, 6+ day ago (279+ words) On 10 June 2026, the fourth anniversary of the repose in the Lord of Metropolitan Sotirios Trampas of blessed memory, who served the Holy Metropolis of Pisidia for 14 years before his falling asleep (2008-2022), was completed. On that day, his successor, Metropolitan Job…...
Memory of Prophet Elisha
2+ week, 6+ day ago (147+ words) The Church commemorates Prophet Elisha and Saint Methodius the Confessor, Patriarch of Constantinople. Prophet Elisha was the son of Shaphat, a wealthy land-owner, and became the attendant and disciple of Elijah, according to the Old Testament. Elisha became Elijah's close…...
Bulgarian Orthodox Church issued statement against Sofia Pride 2026
3+ week, 10+ hour ago (198+ words) The Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Bulgaria issued a statement opposing the holding of "Sofia Pride 2026," expressing disagreement with the ideas and messages promoted through the event. In its statement, the Holy Synod reiterated the Church's teaching that humanity…...
Patriarch of Georgia met British Ambassador Gareth Ward
3+ week, 16+ hour ago (311+ words) Patriarch Shio III of Georgia received the Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Georgia, Gareth Ward, at the Patriarchate of Georgia on June 11. Welcoming the Ambassador, the Patriarch expressed his gratitude for the visit…...
Archbishop of America received Stelios Kympouropoulos, Greece's new Accessibility Chief
3+ week, 17+ hour ago (582+ words) Archbishop Elpidophoros of America received Dr. Stelios Kympouropoulos at the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Dr. Kympouropoulos was recently appointed by the government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to lead the National Accessibility Authority, the body that…...
Memory of Saint Triphyllios, Bishop of Ledra
3+ week, 18+ hour ago (372+ words) The Orthodox Church commemorates St. Triphyllios, Bishop of Ledra. Saint Triphylios was bishop of Nicosia in the 4th century AD. He received education in the island's two spiritual centres, Salamina and Soloi, and then went to Beirut, where he completed his…...
Cathedral of the Dormition of Virgin Mary on the Island Imvros (G'k'eada), T'rkiye
3+ week, 1+ day ago (52+ words) " Papachristou Nicholas Cathedral of the Dormition of Virgin Mary on the Island Imvros (G'k'eada), T'rkiye Follow Orthodox Times. com on Google News and learn all the news about Orthodoxy in Greece and worldwide. All the latest developments in the Orthodox…...
Meeting of the Patriarch of Georgia with the Ambassador of Israel to Georgia
3+ week, 1+ day ago (262+ words) On 11 June 2026, Catholicos-Patriarch Shio III of All Georgia met with the Ambassador of Israel to Georgia, Walid Abu Haya, at the Patriarchate of Georgia. The meeting took place in a warm and friendly atmosphere. During his conversation with the Ambassador,…...