His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, held a meeting with the Minister of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports of Greece, Ms. Sofia Zacharaki, on Friday, 11 April 2025. His Eminence visited Ms. Zacharaki in her office, at the Ministry of Education, in Athens, and had the opportunity to wish her well on her recent assumption…

The Board of Directors of the Interreligious Council of Albania — of which the Orthodox Church of the country is a member — visited His Beatitude Archbishop Ioannis of Albania and congratulated him on his election. The President of the Council for 2025 (the presidency rotates annually among the religious leaders), Roman Catholic Bishop Monsignor…

On Wednesday, 9 April 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided over a Trisagion memorial service at the venerable Patriarchal Church of Saint George for the repose of the soul of the late Metropolitan Damaskinos of Kydonia and Apokoronas. Metropolitan Damaskinos fell asleep in the Lord on Tuesday, 8 April 2025, at the age of…

On Wednesday, 9 April 2025, His Eminence Metropolitan Bartholomew of Polyanis and Kilkis paid an official visit to the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople. During his visit, Metropolitan Bartholomew was warmly received by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. In the context of their meeting, the Metropolitan presented to the Patriarch the first printed copy of the…

On Wednesday, 9 April 2025, the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate convened for its regular session at the Phanar, under the chairmanship of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, to address the matters on its agenda. At the beginning of the meeting, the Synod members expressed their deep sorrow at the passing of…

Stelios Taketzis, Chairman of Board of the Greek Educational Public Information System, and all the Directors, Ioanna Giannopoulos, Director of Operations of Cosmos FM, Our Most Worthy Honoree, Ambassador George Tsunis Dear Supporters of and Friends of COSMOS FM, Reverend Clergy, Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This evening’s celebration of Ambassador George Tsunis as the…

Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Speaking recently at the University of Strasbourg in France, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, speaking in French, called the attention of all people of good will to the need for careful stewardship of the environment, saying: “Climate change, or rather the climate crisis, which is the culmination of the contemporary…

The Ecumenical Patriarchate has released its official schedule of liturgical services for Great Week and Holy Pascha 2025, to be held at the Patriarchal Church of St. George at the Phanar, Constantinople. His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will preside over many of the solemn and joyous services, joined by hierarchs of the Holy Synod in…

On Monday, 25th March / 7th April 2025, the Patriarchate celebrated the Theotokos’ Feast of the Annunciation. On this feast, the Church commemorates the event when the Archangel Gabriel, who had previously appeared in the Old Testament as the angel of the Mighty God, visited the maiden Mary in Nazareth and announced to her that,…