FIRST LITURGY IN THE TEMPLE OF SAINTS MICHAEL AND GABRIEL ARCHANGELS AT THE UNDER CONSTRUCTION WORKS On Sunday the 12th January 2025, His Eminence Archbishop IOANNIS Metropolitan of Zambia and Mozambique presided over the first ever Liturgy in the Diocese Residence ground, concelebrated by the Reverend Fathers Spyridon, Arsenios and Prodromos. The Divine Liturgy was…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, in an official Patriarchal Letter to the Carter Family, expressed the warm condolences of the Ecumenical Throne and himself personally for the passing of the late Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States. The Patriarchal Letter notes, among other things, that the Late Former President Carter was a great…

On Thursday, 27 December 2024 / 9 January 2025, on the feast of the Holy First Martyr and Archdeacon Stephen, the following Christian Churches and Communities visited the Patriarchate for the celebration of Christmas: The Franciscan Brotherhood – Custody of the Holy Land, led by its Superior, Fr Francesco Paton. During this visit, mutual prayers…

“The health condition of His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Albania has rapidly deteriorated, and he has been transferred to the ICU, where he is currently intubated,” stated an official announcement released on January 10, 2025, via the Archdiocese’s official social media accounts. The medical team is closely monitoring his condition, while the Church of Albania…

The Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate convened, under the presidency of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, in its regular session on Thursday, 9 January 2025, to examine the items listed on the agenda. As stated in the relevant press release of the Chief Secretariat of the Holy and Sacred Synod: “At the…

A few days after the dawn of the New Year 2025, the Orthodox Church, residing in Seoul, celebrated the Great Hours (1st, 2nd, and 3rd) of Epiphany on the morning of Friday, January 3. In an atmosphere of devotion, we welcomed in the “Jordanian watercourse”, together with St. John the Baptist, our Lord Jesus Christ,…

As we begin the year 2025, we are pleased to inform the members and friends of the Holy Metropolis of Sweden and All Scandinavia that the Holy Metropolis is now linked to PayPal, which will facilitate donors wishing to make contributions electronically and minimize associated transaction fees for donors. PayPal is an internationally recognized affordable…

His Beatitude Patriarch John X received Mrs. Thessaly Salina Chiapu, the Special Representative of the Republic of Cyprus for Religious Freedom in the Middle East, accompanied by Mr. Michael Hadjikirou, the Cypriot Ambassador to Damascus and the accompanying delegation, at the Patriarchate in Damascus.Mrs. Chiapu conveyed to His Beatitude the love and greetings of the…

On Wednesday, 26th December 2024 / 8th January 2025, the Feast of the Synaxis of the Theotokos was celebrated at the Holy Monastery of the Shepherds in the village of the Shepherds / Beit Sahour. The celebration included Vespers in the evening and the Divine Liturgy in the morning, both officiated by His Eminence Archbishop…