The possibilities of utilising the space of the Prinkipo Orphanage were examined by the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, on Tuesday, 3 June 2025, during its last regular meeting for this month, following a detailed briefing by the Archon Grand Hartofylax of the Great Church of Christ and Community supporter Mr. Panteleimon…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is in Munich, Germany, to receive two Bavarian awards. For the first time, two Roman Catholic Institutions in Bavaria, the Catholic Academy of Bavaria and the Benedictine Monastery of Niederaltaich, will jointly present this year’s awards to His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, for his contribution to Ecumenical Dialogue, that is,…

The consecration of the Church of the Annunciation of the Theotokos, the historic and illustrious parish of Antwerp, was celebrated with splendour and due ecclesiastical order on Saturday, 31 May 2025. After the necessary renovation and beautification works of recent years, the first consecration of the parish church was held by His Eminence Metropolitan Athenagoras…

On the Monday of the Holy Spirit, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will visit the island of Halki and attend the holy feast of the Church of the Holy Trinity of the Theological School of Halki. The following is the relevant press release from the Theological School of Halki: It is with pleasure that we…

On Tuesday, 21st May / 3rd June 2025, the Patriarchate commemorated the memory of the Holy, Glorious, and Great Divinely-Crowned Sovereigns and Equals-to-the-Apostles, Saints Constantine and Helen, at their Patriarchal and Monastic Church in Jerusalem. The Divine Liturgy was presided over by His Beatitude, our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, with the Overseer…

On Sunday, 19th May / 1st June 2025, the Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council, His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III visited the Community of Turan in Southern Galilee, located near the city of Nazareth, where He presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Church of…

The Holy Great Church of Christ honoured, on Sunday, 1 June 2025, the 1700th anniversary of the convening of the First Ecumenical Council in Nicaea, with the celebration of a Patriarchal and Synodal Divine Liturgy. By auspicious coincidence, this year the Holy Fathers who convened the Second Ecumenical Council in Constantinople and are honoured annually…

With a strong and clear voice, His Beatitude Archbishop George of Cyprus joins the Orthodox Church in defending the historical rights of the Holy Monastery of the God-Trodden Mount Sinai, which is currently facing serious challenges. As he pointedly states, “Is it possible, in the 21st century… for the self-evident to be questioned?” In his…

“We cannot allow it”, the Archbishop stressed, expressing immense sadness and understandable anger – He called on the Greek and international authorities to intervene – Appeal to the Prime Minister not to abolish the Monastery “We cannot allow this to happen,” stressed His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and all Greece, expressing deep sorrow and…