On Wednesday. 27 May/ 9 June 2021, the Patriarchate celebrated the feast of the Apodosis of Pascha, at the completion of forty days since the day of the feast of the Resurrection from the dead of our Saviour Jesus Christ. On this day, at the Monastic Church of Saints Constantine and Helen, Matins and the…

The Order of St. Andrew of the Ecumenical Patriarchate was organized on the Sunday of Orthodoxy, March 10, 1966 when His Eminence Archbishop Iakovos conferred upon thirty outstanding laymen of the Church the various Offikion or Offices of the Ecumenical Patriarchate on behalf of His All Holiness Patriarch Athenagoras of blessed memory. They were honored…

At the Patriarchal Residence in Balamand, Patriarch John X received the French Ambassador Anne Grillo. His Beatitude welcomed the French Ambassador Grillo, who thanked Him for the warm welcome, and expressed her happiness due to visit. His Beatitude presented with Her Excellency the Ambassador, the general situation and France’s important role in the region throughout…

The Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy & Great Monastery of Vatopedi, remained intubated on Thursday in an Athens hospital ICU for a seventh consecutive day. His condition was described by attending physicians as stable, without any deterioration. The beloved Elder was admitted to the public Evangelismos Hospital on May 28 for treatment…

Qualifying exams for the School of Byzantine Music, known as St. Hilarius, Bishop of the Picts, took place over the weekend. The school is operated by the Holy Metropolis of Belgium. Exams were attended by students of all branches established in the three countries under the jurisdiction of the Holy Metropolis: Belgium, the Netherlands and…

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The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, on Tuesday received Metropolitan Joseph of the Antiochian Archdiocese. The meeting took place at the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. The two Orthodox hierarchs discussed issues affecting the Orthodox flock in the United States.    

Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias on Tuesday met in Abu Dhabi with his counterpart of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Dendias is on two-day official visit to UAE, his fourth in his tenure as foreign minister.  

Greek president of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou, on Wednesday received the visiting Metropolitan of Buenos Aires, His Eminence Iosif, who briefed her over the activities of the Orthodox Church in Latin America. The Diocese of Buenos Aires is under the Ecumenical Patriarchate and includes, beyond Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Suriname, Guyana…