Ecumenical Patriarch: ‘We continue with prayer, determination and with our heads held high’ In his address to the faithful after the celebration of the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior of the First of the Princes’ Islands, His All-Holiness referred to the constant struggle of the Romiosini to survive…

On Sunday, July 27/ August 9, 2020, the Patriarchate celebrated the commemoration of the Holy Glorious Great Martyr Paneteleimon at his chapel opposite the old hospital of the Patriarchate and current hotel Gloria, near Jaffa Gate. On this feast the Church commemorates St. Panteleimon, the son of an idolatrous father and a Christian mother named…

In today’s Gospel extract, after the abundant satisfaction of the multitude of the five thousand through the blessing of the five loaves and two fish, Jesus gives his disciples instructions in the afternoon of that day to get into the boat and wait for him on the other side of the lake’s shore at Gennesaret…

Twenty-six years ago, the United Nations General Assembly established the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples to encourage the respect and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples, as well as international cooperation in resolving the problems and the dangers that they face. Although important steps in the right direction have been taken, discrimination…

Beirut, August 7, 2020 After the catastrophic explosion that hit the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on August 4, 2020, causing massive destruction and devastating this city that has always been full of life, the Middle East Council of Churches’ regional offices in Syria, Jordan, and Egypt, in addition to several international organizations, expressed their sympathy and…

“It is with great sadness that we are following the news of explosions in Beirut. We are praying to God for consolation and recovery of all those affected,” said CEC General Secretary Dr Jørgen Skov Sørensen. “Our prayers and thoughts are with our brothers and sisters at the Middle East Council of Churches and with…

Prevention of Gambling Amongst Adolescents Should be Placed on a National Public Health Agenda, says UNICEF TBILISI, August 4, 2020. Problem gambling among adolescents and youth is a growing public health concern globally, as well as in Georgia, UNICEF study says. Worldwide, the prevalence of gambling is 2 to 4 times higher among adolescents than among…

In the evening of August 2, 2020, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, took part in the live stream of the Internet-Litija Montenegro program. –  Your Eminence, first of all allow me to thank you on behalf of Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro and the Littoral and other…

The Romanian Patriarchate has expressed its compassion and solidarity with the Lebanese people following a massive explosion that rocked Lebanon’s capital Beirut, which has killed at least 100 people and injured more than 4,000 others. Message of compassion and solidarity for the Lebanese people: full text We learned with great sadness of the tragic consequences of the…