On Sunday, Metropolitan Ioannis of Korçë was unanimously elected the new Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and all Albania by the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania. On this occasion, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel sent a congratulatory message. The Patriarch of Romania wished him many blessed years in the service of the Orthodox…

On Friday evening, 14 March 2025, at the magnificent Church of Saints Constantine and Helen of Hypsomatheia, in Constantinople, the Service of the Second Stanza of the Salutations to the Most Holy Theotokos was celebrated. His Eminence Metropolitan Maximos of Selyvria, Supervisor of the Hypsomatheia Region, officiated at the Service. A group of students and…

On the Second Sunday of Lent, 16 March 2025, the Holy Monastery of Esphigmenou celebrated its patron, Saint Gregory Palamas, who served as abbot of the Monastery for three years. The Feast Day was presided over by His Eminence Metropolitan Ieronymos of Larissa and Tyrnavos, who was joined by the abbot of the Esphigmenou Monastery,…

On the occasion of the election of Metropolitan Ioannis as the new Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës, and All Albania, Metropolitan Epifaniy of Kyiv and All Ukraine extended his heartfelt congratulations on behalf of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. Metropolitan Epifaniy expressed his joy at the election, stating: “On behalf of myself and the entirety of…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, upon learning of the tragic accident that took place in the early hours at an entertainment centre in the town of Kočani, North Macedonia, claiming the lives of 59 people and injuring over 100, sent messages of condolence to the President of the Republic of North Macedonia, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, and…

Upon learning of the election of the new Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës, and All Albania, Metropolitan Ioannis, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew sent him a warm message of congratulations on Sunday afternoon, wishing him a blessed and fruitful ministry. Later that same day, His All-Holiness personally contacted His Beatitude Archbishop Ioannis by telephone, and the…

On the Second Sunday of Lent, 16 March 2025, in the afternoon, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew officiated at the Third Lenten Vespers Service which took place at the Church of Saint Dimitrios in Tataoula. The holy sermon was preached by Archimandrite Evgenios Karantzas, Protosyncellus of the Holy Metropolis of Chalcedon. Also present and joined…

A fifty-member group of pilgrims from the Ladies’ Union of Drama – Open Hospitality House, led by the association’s President, Ms Aliki Tsiamoura, visited the Holy Theological School of Halki on Friday, 14 March 2025. The visitors were welcomed by the Abbot, His Grace Bishop Kassianos of Aravissos, in the Great Synod Hall of the…

On Friday afternoon, 14 March 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke by phone with His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. During the conversation, President Zelenskyy briefed the Patriarch on the ongoing negotiations between the United States and Ukraine in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The Ukrainian President once again expressed his deep gratitude to His All-Holiness for his…