His Beatitude Archbishop George of New Justiniana and All Cyprus participated on Thursday in the ceremony welcoming the relics of Saint Lazarus at the Patriarchal Cathedral, alongside His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania. “We have come to receive the blessing of the Romanian saints: Saint Andrew the First-Called Apostle, Saint Demetrius the New, the Protector…

Priests and faithful from the Archdiocese of Bucharest, along with pilgrims from across the country, participated in the “Path of the Saints” procession through the streets of the capital on Thursday as part of the celebrations of Saint Demetrius the New. After the procession, the Cypriot delegation, which brought the relics of Saint Lazarus, the…

On 21st of October Archbishop Ioannis of the Orthodox Archdiocese of Zambia and Mozambique performed the service of blessing the Foundation stone in the Metropolis Residence in Lusaka Zambia. This Museum will display Olympic games artifacts, books and other information on Olympic games. The Archbishop emphasizes the need for the Olympic values in the modern…

The Orthodox faithful festively greeted a venerated icon of the Mother of God that arrived from the island of Evia yesterday. The Panagia Faneromeni Icon, from the pilgrimage site of the same name, arrived yesterday afternoon as part of the extended celebrations of Thessaloniki’s patron, St. Demetrios the Great Martyr and Myrrh-streamer, whose feast falls…

ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE Holy Eparchial Synod of the Archdiocese of Australia Sydney, 24th October 2024 ANNOUNCEMENT The proceedings of Holy Eparchial Synod of the Archdiocese of Australia, which convened in Sydney from the 22nd to the 24th of October 2024, were completed under the presidency of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia. During this session, His…

On Tuesday afternoon, 22 October 2024, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided over the Vespers of the Thronal Feast of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem at the Church of St. George in Neochori Bosporus, a Metochion of the Holy Sepulchre. The service commemorated the memory of the Holy Apostle James, the first Bishop of Jerusalem. In…

The National Meeting of the Association of Romanian Orthodox Christian Students (A.S.C.O.R.) took place from October 18 to 20, 2024, at the “Patriarch Justinian” Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Bucharest. The gathering coincided with the 2024 Solemn Year of Pastoral Care and Assistance of the Sick, as declared by the Holy Synod of the Romanian…

Addressing the 17th Annual Meeting of the Euro-Asian Society of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (EABM), held from October 17 to 20 in Iași, Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church pointed to the importance of cooperation between medical science and Christian spirituality. He emphasized that both fields share a common goal: healing the sick. Patriarch…

On Sunday, 20 October 2024, the Greek Orthodox parish of St. James in Florence held a joyous celebration in honour of the Holy Apostle James, the First Bishop of Jerusalem. The day was made even more special by the presence of His Eminence Metropolitan Polycarp of Italy and Exarch of Southern Europe, who presided over…