Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church has expressed deep sorrow and compassion following a tragic road accident in western Romania that claimed the lives of seven Greek citizens and left three others seriously injured. In a message released after the incident, the Patriarch of Romania conveyed condolences to the bereaved families and offered prayers…

The liturgical events at the Patriarchal Cathedral of “Saints Constantine and Helen” in Bucharest, marking the general proclamation of the canonisation of 16 Romanian holy women, will take place according to the following schedule: On Thursday, February 5, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., at the Patriarchal Cathedral, at the conclusion of Vespers, the final memorial service…

With the cloudy sky of Korea, the snowy city of Seoul and the thermometer ranging between -15 to -17 degrees Celsius, the camp officials began to welcome elementary, middle, and high school students to the Camp facilities in the city of Chuncheon. During the few days of the winter School vacation,  the goal was to…

A Celebratory gathering of memory and unity took place in Glyfada, Athens. The Chalcedon–Modi friends’ group, which manages the relevant Facebook page and consists of Ms Charikleia Profilidou, Ms Eleni Maroutsi, Ms Toula Simitsoglou, and Mr Menos Christidis, once again organised a New Year luncheon this year, with great success. More than 200 Chalcedonians from…

In the presence of His All-Holiness Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome, and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the Ceremony for the establishment of the Endowed Chair entitled “Metropolitan Pavlos of Drama, Ecclesiastical History and Culture of Eastern Hellenism (11th–20th centuries)” will take place on Thursday, 29 January 2026, at 11:00 a.m., in the 2nd Amphitheatre of…

On Saturday, 11th/24th January 2026, the Patriarchate celebrated the Feast of Saint Theodosios the Coenobiarch at the Holy Monastery dedicated to his name, situated in the Judean Desert between the village of the Shepherds’ Field and the Lavra of Saint Sabbas the Sanctified. Concerning Saint Theodosios, the Church transmits to us information drawn from various…

With ecclesiastical splendour and sacred dignity, the Holy Feast of the Theophany was celebrated in Acre of the Holy Metropolis of Ptolemais. On Friday, 3rd/16th January 2026, in the Holy Metropolitan Church of Saint George of the city of Acre, the Great Hours of Theophany were read. On Saturday, 4th/17th January 2026, the Eve of…

Sacred relics were solemnly welcomed on Sunday at the Metropolitan Cathedral of St Great Martyr Nedelya in Sofia. The relics include a fragment of the honorable hand of Saint David of Evia and a skufia from the vestment covering the relics of Saint John the Russian. With the blessing of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of…

Responding to the Russian attacks against the Ecumenical Patriarchate and his own person, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew refers to “Stalinist propaganda narratives” and “subversive actions,” making clear that such tactics do not intimidate him. As he remarks pointedly in an interview with the newspaper Ta Nea Savvatokyriako, it is they who should be afraid,…