Consecration of Church of St. Cosmas and St. Damian in Ipswich
14. September 2020 - 20:45
On Sunday, September 13, 2020, Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira presided over Matins, the Service of the Consecration of a Church and the Divine Liturgy at the Church of St. Cosmas and St. Damian in Ipswich.
The new Consul General of Greece in Jerusalem visits the Patriarchate
14. September 2020 - 12:32
On Thursday, August 21/September 3, 2020, the New Consul General of Greece in Jerusalem, Vlioras visited the Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem on the occasion of the undertaking of his new duties. Vlioras was accompanied by the Vice Consul Christina Zacharioudaki. On this visit Vlioras informed Patriarch Theophilos on his intention to continue the established cooperation of the Greek Consulate of Jerusalem with the Patriarchate and asked His blessing and guidance for the accomplishment of this aim.
Archbishop Elpidophoros: We are building Saint Nicholas for those who perished on 9/11
12. September 2020 - 19:09
Today marks 19 years since the terrorist attacks on the “Twin Towers” in New York.
On Liberty Street, opposite the south tower of the World Trade Center, was the Greek Orthodox Shrine of Saint Nicholas. It was the only religious site destroyed by the 9/11 attacks.
The Feast of the historic church of the Holy Cross in Bournova of Smyrna
11. September 2020 - 18:22
As part of the celebration of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the annual feast of the historic temple of the Holy Cross in Bournova, which belongs to the Holy Diocese of Smyrna, will normally be held this year with the permission of the competent authorities.
Actor Gérard Depardieu is baptized into Orthodoxy
9. September 2020 - 0:14
Academy Award-nominated French actor Gérard Depardieu was received into the Orthodox Church by the Sacraments of Baptism and Chrismation on Friday, September 4.
The service was celebrated by His Eminence Metropolitan John of Dubna, the head of the Russian Church’s Archdiocese of Russian Churches in Western Europe, at the Cathedral of St. Alexander Nevsky in Paris, reports mk.ru.
