The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Bartholomew on Tuesday received the Dean of the Theological School of the University of Athens, Christos Karagiannis at His office in the Ecumenical patriarchate. During the meeting, His All Holiness and Karagiannis discussed the details regarding the publication and presentation of a volume dedicated to the Theological School…

The Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania’s Bishop of Amantias, His Grace Nathaniel, this week venerated the memory of St. Astius, the 2nd-century bishop and martyr of Dyrrhachium, modern-day Durres. A Divine Liturgy was held at the Cathedral of the Holy Apostles Paul and Astius in the ancient coastal city of Durres, officiated by His Grace and co-officated by…

The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, on Tuesday received Greece’s deputy interior minister, Stelios Petsas, with the latter briefing the Primate of the Church of Greece over the course of a Covid-19 vaccination program in the country. According to reports, the minister again requested the Church’s contribution in achieving the goals…

The Church today venerates the memory of Kyriaki the Great Martyr. Today is also the feast day of Peregrinus and the holy martyrs of Durres.

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On Saturday morning, 20 June/3 July 2021, a Naval Delegation of the Republic of Cyprus, under Commander Mr George Papakleovoulos visited the Patriarchate as they are in Israel for the maintenance of the ship ‘Commodore Andreas Ioannidis’ at the port of Haifa. The team was received by H.H.B. our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos…

The personal archives of one of the 20th century’s most beloved saints will go up for auction in Moscow tomorrow. Altogether, more than 80 items from St. Luke of Simferopol, estimated at $27,270 (2 million rubles), will go on sale at the 12th Chair Auction House in Moscow, reports RIA-Novosti. “St. Luke—in the world the…

The Georgian Orthodox Church has issued several statements calling for the peaceful, prayerful protest of the Tbilisi Pride events that were held over the past week. The LGBT organization initially planned for its events to culminate in a “March of Dignity” yesterday in Tbilisi. It is unacceptable to admire sin, but it is also to…

At its most recent session in Cologne on June 23, the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Germany issued a statement on “The Holy Eucharist During the Corona Crisis.” The meeting was held at the headquarters of the Antiochian Orthodox Metropolis of Germany and Central Europe, with the participation of representatives of the Antiochian, Serbian,…