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…

On Wednesday, 26th December 2024 / 8th January 2025, the Feast of the Synaxis of the Theotokos was celebrated at the Patriarchate in the Monastic Church of Saints Constantine and Helen, with the participation of His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, and the members of the Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre,…

On Monday, 6 January 2025, the Great Feast Day of Epiphany was celebrated with due ecclesiastical splendour in Chalcedon, Constantinople, and was presided over by His Eminence Elder Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon, who was joined in concelebration by local clergymen from Chalcedon. From early in the morning, many people made their way to the Cathedral…

Every year, the Feast of Epiphany in Alexandria radiates its divine light across the Orthodox Christian faithful. The unique setting—the azure sky, the historical journey of Hellenism in the land of the Nile—imbues the day with a brilliance that seems to make everything gleam in anticipation. This sacred celebration culminates in the release of pure…

A holy supplication to the Most Holy Theotokos for the health of His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania, who remains hospitalised at the “Evangelismos” Hospital in Athens, was held on Tuesday, 7 January 2025, in the Chapel of the Nativity of Christ at the Cathedral of the Resurrection in Tirana, Albania….