His Beatitude John X, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, sent a letter of condolence to the Holy Synod of the Albanian Church on the passing of its Archbishop Anastasios. The letter reads: “It is with deep sadness that we heard about the falling asleep in the Lord of His Beatitude…

On Thursday, 30 January 2025, His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece, and the Prime Minister of Greece, Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, will be in Tirana to attend the Funeral Service of the late Archbishop Anastasios of Albania. A reference was made by PM Mitsotakis during his meeting on Monday with His Beatitude Archbishop…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, during his visit to Strasbourg on Sunday, 26 January 2025, presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle. Following the Divine Liturgy, the Ecumenical Patriarch received a warm welcome from His Eminence Metropolitan Dimitrios of France. In his response, the Ecumenical Patriarch addressed the congregation,…

On Monday, 27 January 2025, the Abbot of the Holy Patriarchal and Stavropegic Monastery of Zografou on Mount Athos, Archimandrite Ambrosios Zografitis, fell asleep in the Lord. The late Abbot was hospitalised in recent days in a hospital in Sofia, Bulgaria, where he took his last breath. According to recent information, a funeral service will…

His Eminence Metropolitan Sevastianos of Atlanta celebrated his first Divine Liturgy as the Shepherd of the Metropolis on Sunday, 26 January 2025, at the Annunciation Cathedral in Atlanta. The Metropolis has more than 70 parishes in the states of Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi and Louisiana. The Cathedral, beautifully adorned with…

On Monday, 27 January 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew addressed the Plenary Session of the Council of Europe, responding to an official invitation from the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council, Mr. Theodore Roussopoulos. The Patriarch was accompanied by His Eminence Elder Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon and His Eminence Metropolitan Dimitrios of…

Following a short hiatus following the changes wrought as a result of Covid-19, the teachers of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia Day Schools in Sydney had the great blessing to begin the new academic year with a special in-service at “the Heart of Orthodoxy in Australia” – the Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our…

On the departure to the Lord of the blessed Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durrës, and all Albania, His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem sent the following condolence message to the Church of Albania: “With deep sorrow, yet nonetheless with the sorrow of the Lord, who rose from the dead, we have been informed of the…

An influential catalyst in the Orthodox world and a giant in the ecumenical sphere, Archbishop Anastasios died after a short illness. An honorary member of the Academy of Athens and a former World Council of Churches (WCC) president, with more than six decades in the ecumenical movement, Anastasios was known as a herald of peace…