His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Vatopaidi Metochion of Saint Andrew in Galata on Saturday, 13 December, the day on which, according to the Julian calendar, the memory of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called is celebrated, and on which the Russian-speaking community of Constantinople holds its feast. At…

On the Sunday of the Holy Forefathers, 14 December 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Most Sacred Patriarchal Church of Saint George at the Phanar and performed the episcopal ordination of the Bishop-Elect of Ankara, Gregorios. Following the Divine Liturgy, in the Throne Hall, the newly-ordained Metropolitan addressed…

His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia condemns the terrorist attack at Bondi in Sydney which, according to the preliminary findings of the authorities, resulted in the death of twelve people and the injury of at least twenty-nine others. His Eminence stresses that “every act that violates the sanctity of human life is reprehensible, even more…

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel received on Friday, December 12, 2025, the Ambassador of Germany to Romania, H.E. Angela Ganninger, for an introductory visit at the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest. The ambassador was accompanied by Theresa von Saldern, Director of the Cultural Affairs Department at the German Embassy in Bucharest. Patriarch Daniel welcomed Ambassador Ganninger to…

This year marks fifty years of God-pleasing and sacrificial ministry offered by the priestly couple, Fr Steven and Presvytera Patricia Scoutas, to the Parish of Saint Spyridon in the suburb of Kingsford, Sydney. The most fitting occasion to express gratitude for their service arose during the Parish’s Feast Day celebrations, which culminated on Friday, 12…

With due ecclesiastical splendour and majesty, the Great Festal Hierarchical Vespers in honour of Saint Spyridon, Bishop of Trimythous, the Wonderworker, was celebrated on the evening of Thursday, 11 December, at the celebrating Church of St Spyridon in the suburb of Kingsford, Sydney. His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia presided at the Service, concelebrating with…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was the keynote speaker at the 12th International Academic Meeting of Orthodoxy and Judaism, entitled “The Sacredness of Place, the Sacredness of Space,” which took place in Geneva, Switzerland. In his address, the Ecumenical Patriarch emphasised that sacred spaces and human dignity are inseparably connected. He called upon communities to…

A new Orthodox church is being built in Albania, dedicated to Saint Lazarus in the village of Stermén in the Elbasan region. The new structure is rising on the site of a small, dilapidated building, marking a significant step in strengthening local religious life. The parish has appealed to the faithful for support, and parishioners…

With great enthusiasm and in a wonderfully festive Christmas atmosphere, another beautiful tradition of the historic Community of Mega Revma in Constantinople was celebrated again this year. On the afternoon of 6 December 2025, the Great Vespers of Saturday were celebrated in the Church of the Archangels, presided over by the Hierarchical Overseer, His Eminence…