On Wednesday, June 25/July 8, 2020, H.H.B. Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos stated the following regarding the keeping of the Status of the Church of Hagia Sophia: It is with utmost seriousness that We express Our concern over recent calls from members of the Turkish government to alter the current status of the Hagia Sophia from…

The number of requests for food aid continues to grow in the dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church both in Russia and abroad, the Patriarchate’s Synodal Department for Charity told Blagovest-Info. Thanks to the collection underway on the Department’s Mercy website, 21 dioceses have already received more than $71,700 (5.1 million rubles), and another 6…

The Montenegrin Metropolis of the Serbian Orthodox Church honored Miroslav Koprivica, the backhoe driver who quit his job rather than participate in the destruction of a holy monastery, following the Divine Liturgy at St. Basil of Ostrog Church in Nikšić on Sunday. His Eminence Metropolitan Amfilohije Montenegro presented Koprivica with the Golden Order of St….

The Network of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for Pastoral Health Care has offered the Prayer During the Pandemic Crisis in 12 Languages Click to Read   atlmetropolis.org

  Reactions and international pressure continued on Tuesday against the Erdogan administration’s threats to reconvert the iconic Hagia Sophia back into a so-called «imperial mosque». Orthodoxy, in its entirety, has been joined by national leaders and institutions, who called on the increasingly authoritarian Turkish president to respect the history and symbolism of the UNESCO World…

  The Metropolitan-Bishop of Montenegro and the Littoral, His Eminence Amphilochios, this week received the ambassador of France to the country, Christine Toudic. The French envoy was briefed by the Orthodox primate in the small Adriatic country over the continued state persecution against the Serbian Orthodox Church there and the Orthodox faithful.

  Serbia-Kosovo talks are set to resume with a virtual summit hosted by France and Germany on Friday, followed by a meeting between Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and the prime minister of the breakaway province, Avdullah Hoti, two days later in Brussels. The summit will be hosted by EU High Representative Josep Borrell, in the…

  The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II, this week received the visiting foreign minister of Hungary, Péter Szijjártó, who arrived in the Caucasus country for an official visit.

With the blessing of the Metropolitan of Zambia, His Eminence John, clerics of the Orthodox metropolis traveled to the Chongwe District to preach the Word of God and the Orthodox faith, with the intent being to establish a new parish.