The Romanian Patriarchate marks Wednesday the 101st anniversary of its establishment. The founding act of the Romanian Patriarchate was approved by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church on 4 February 1925. The Holy Synod’s decision was communicated to the Parliament of Romania, and the establishment of the Romanian Patriarchate was unanimously recognised and…

A memorial service was held at the Cathedral of the Holy Archangels, Maputo by His Eminence Metropolitan Ioannis of Zambia and Mozambique, in prayer for the repose of the souls of the victims of the devastating floods that struck Mozambique and claimed the lives of more than 350 people. During the service, Metropolitan Ioannis conveyed…

On Tuesday, 3 February, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew departed by air for Constantinople, following the completion of his five-day visit to Thessaloniki. At the airport, His All-Holiness was accompanied by His Eminence Metropolitan Philotheos of Thessaloniki. There he was bid farewell by the Shepherd of the region, His Eminence Metropolitan Nikodimos of Kassandra, together…

On Sunday afternoon, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited the headquarters of a “very important philanthropic and social association of Thessaloniki,” which distributes food to the homeless and supports them “both spiritually and materially.” His All-Holiness met with the President, Ms Kyriaki Fragkou, and members of the association “Voluntary Ministry to the Homeless” at their…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, on the evening of Saturday, 31 January, attended and blessed the Annual Synaxis of the Brotherhood of the Archons of the Holy Great Church of Christ, “Panagia Pammakaristos,” which, on the occasion of the Patriarchal visit, was held in Thessaloniki for the first time. In his address, His All-Holiness referred…

On 1 February 2026, the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided at the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Metropolitan Cathedral Church of the Wisdom of God (Hagia Sophia) in Thessaloniki. Present at the service were fellow Hierarchs, Archons of the Holy Great Church of Christ, Mr Nikolaos Androulakis,…

On Thursday, 16th/29th January 2026, the Patriarchate celebrated the Feast of the Veneration of the Honourable Chain of the Apostle Peter at the Holy Monastery of Saint Nicodemus, the nocturnal disciple of the Lord—also known, according to tradition, as “of the Lentil”—situated by the Praetorium near the Via Dolorosa. On this feast, the Church commemorates…

On the morning of Sunday, 1 February, on the feast of Saint Martyr Tryphon, the Patriarchal Commissioner, His Eminence Metropolitan Maximos of Selyvria, presided at the Divine Service at the Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos, located near the Byzantine Gate of Belgrade in Constantinople. Following the Dismissal, the Patriarchal Commissioner blessed the kollyva…

“Personally, having you as my supporters, I have nothing to fear,” stated His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, commenting on the statement issued by the Brotherhood of the Archons of the Ecumenical Throne, in which they condemn as “unprecedented attacks,” “insults,” and “falsehoods” the claims made against His All-Holiness in the recent announcement of the Foreign…