The Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate convened, under the presidency of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, for its regular monthly sessions, on Monday and Tuesday, 10 and 11 March 2025. As noted in the relevant press release by the Chief Secretariat of the Holy and Sacred Synod: “At the beginning, the customary…
His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and the Hierarchs-members of the Holy and Sacred Synod, on the occasion of the latest tragic events of violence in Syria and the joint appeal addressed by His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch and two Primates from the other Christian Churches in Syria, express, in their letter to His…
The First Sunday of the Holy and Great Lent, 24th February / 9th March 2025, was celebrated as the Sunday of Orthodoxy by the Orthodox Church, particularly by the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. On this Sunday, the Church celebrates the triumph of the restoration of the holy icons under…
On Sunday, following the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel was honored on the occasion of his 35th anniversary of episcopal ministry. Before delivering the congratulatory message, Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești presented the volume “The Church’s Work in Society in 2024,” authored by Patriarch Daniel. A Life of Episcopal…
His Grace Bishop Macarie of Northern Europe met last week with young catechumens of various nationalities who are preparing to receive Holy Baptism in the Romanian Orthodox Church on the Feast of the Resurrection of the Lord. During the week, His Grace Macarie catechized several Danish catechumens in Odense, Denmark. On Saturday, while celebrating the…
On the First Sunday of Lent, 9 March 2025, His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and all Scandinavia, assisted by Archimandrite Bartholomew Iatridis, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of St. George in Stockholm. According to the liturgical custom of the day, the Divine Liturgy was preceded by a procession of sacred icons within…
On the Sunday of Orthodoxy and the Restoration of the Holy Icons, 9 March 2025, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the Church of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple of the Renowned Community of Stavrodromi, presided over by the Hierarchical Head of the Community, His Eminence Metropolitan Andreas of Forty Churches. Father…
The Orthodox faithful at St. Nicholas Cathedral Namungoona were engaged in the procession with icons, which always takes place on the first Sunday of the Great Lent, dubbed as the Sunday of Orthodoxy. The procession was presided over by Metropolitan Jeronymos immediately after the Divine Liturgy. The Sunday of Orthodoxy is the first Sunday of…
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit one God, Amen! This Sunday, which is the first Sunday of Great Lent, is the Sunday of Orthodoxy—the Sunday of right belief or correct faith. This Sunday emphasizes the necessity of right belief, which our Lord grants through clarity of mind and…