On Wednesday, 8 January 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited the Armenian Patriarchate, in the Kontoskalion district of Constantinople, in order to personally express his wishes to His Beatitude the Patriarch of the Armenians in Turkey, Sahak Maşalyan, and through him to his flock, for the feasts of Christmas and the Holy Epiphany, which…

On Saturday, January 11, His Grace Bishop Nectarie Petre will be enthroned as the first Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Ireland and Iceland. The event will take place at the Saint Columba Church of the Dublin II Parish. The enthronement will occur after the Divine Liturgy. Many hierarchs are expected to attend, including His Eminence Metropolitan…

On Monday evening, 6 January 2025, the Great Vespers on the occasion of the Feast Day of the Synaxis of Saint John the Forerunner and Baptist, took place with due splendour and was officiated by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, at the Church of Saint Ioannis in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. During the…

On Tuesday, 7 January 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided over the Divine Liturgy for the Feast Day of Christmas, according to the Julian calendar, at the Holy Vatopedi Metochion of Saint Andrew in Galata, where the Russian-speaking community of Constantinople gathers to worship. The Divine Liturgy was celebrated by the Grand Archimandrite Iakovos,…

On Saturday, 28th December 2024, during the Divine Liturgy at the Church of St Demetrios in Enfield, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain ordained Deacon Gregory Craveiro to the Holy Priesthood. The ordination took place amidst the joyous participation of clergy and faithful, marking a significant moment for the Archdiocese. His Grace…

On Sunday, December 29, 2024, at the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Seoul, following the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy and the Agape meal, the Sacrament of Marriage of Ignatius (Igné Roux) and Lucia (Jocelyn Nunez) was celebrated with the participation of their friends, relatives, and members of Syndesmos of the Metropolis. The newlyweds became…

The World Council of Churches extended condolences to the bereaved families and the Korean people after a Jeju Air passenger plane crashed while landing at Muan International Airport in South Korea on 29 December. “The loss of 179 precious lives in this catastrophic air disaster weighs heavily on the hearts of all who are part…

His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East met with Mr. Abdullah Dardari, the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, Director of the United Nations Development Programme, and Head of the Regional Bureau for Arab States, at the Patriarchal Residence in Damascus. The discussions centered on the current situation in Syria, emphasising the importance…

The cold may have been bitter on Monday in Constantinople, but the “few but countless” Greeks of Constantinople took to the streets, accompanied by the tireless director of the historic “Zappeion” school in Constantinople, Ioannis Dermitzoglou, to sing New Year’s carols in the streets of Chalcedon. In the homes of the elderly and in churches,…