The Church today venerates the memory of Bartholomew and Barnabas the Holy Apostles. Today the Church also commemorates the Revelation of the Hymn “Axion Estin”, revealed to a monk on Mt. Athos by the Archangel Gabriel Finally, today is the feast day of St. Luke the Blessed Surgeon, a 20th century archbishop of Simferopol and…

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Patriarch Daniel sent a message for the festivities organized by the Diocese of Tulcea marking the 50th anniversary of the uncovering of the relics of the Holy Niculițel Martyrs Zotikos, Attalos, Kamasis and Filippos, June 4, 2021. The land of Dobrudja “was sanctified by the sacrifice of many martyrs, especially in the first four Christian…

Regarded as one of the most heinous crimes committed by the Nazis in occupied Greece, 228 residents (114 women and 104 men) were executed inhumanely in the Greek town of Distomo on June 10, 1944. After suffering a defeat to the Greeks at Katavothra, leaving 15 German soldiers dead and as many wounded, the Germans…

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…