HERTFORDSHIRE – On Saturday, 12th April 2025, nearly 200 individuals were received into the Orthodox Church during a very moving service led by His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain. The ceremony took place at The Twelve Apostles Greek Orthodox Church on the Saturday of Lazarus, marking a moment of profound joy and…

Great and Holy Monday Evening, 14 April 2025 The Service of the Bridegroom, Matins of Great and Holy Tuesday, took place on Monday evening, 14 April 2025, at the Patriarchal Church of Saint George, at the Phanar, and was officiated by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew from the parathronion.  vema.com.au

+ B A R T H O L O M E W By God’s Mercy Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch To the Plenitude of the Church: May the Grace, Peace and Mercy of Christ Risen in Glory be with you All Most honorable brother Hierarchs, Dearly beloved children, By God’s mercy and strength,…

Palm Sunday Grief: A Sanctuary of Healing Struck in the Land of the Divine Healer Jerusalem, April 13, 2025 On this sacred Palm Sunday, as the faithful around the world raise palm branches in remembrance of our Lord Jesus Christ’s entry into Jerusalem—an entry marked not by conquest, but by meekness, peace, and divine compassion—we…

On Saturday, the 30th of March / 12th of April 2025, the Saturday of Lazarus, the Patriarchate celebrated the commemoration of the raising of the holy and righteous friend of the Lord, Lazarus, from the dead by our Saviour, per the account of the Evangelist John (John 11:1-46). The Lord, who loved Lazarus dearly, wept…

In the afternoon at 6:00 p.m. on Lazarus Saturday, 30th March / 12th April 2025, the blessing of the palms took place at the Holy Monastery of Bethphage, officiated by His Beatitude, our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III. Following the blessing, in accordance with pilgrimage tradition, the Palm Sunday procession was held, beginning…

At the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Mr. Hakan Fidan, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, accompanied by Patriarchal Deacon Fr Barnabas, flew to Antalya on Friday, 11 April 2025, to attend the official opening of the 4th Diplomacy Forum, in which many heads of state and government, Ministers, diplomats and other…

Presided over by the Abbot, His Grace Bishop Kassianos of Aravissos, the festive Matins and Hierarchical Divine Liturgy were celebrated on Palm Sunday, 13 April 2025, at the chapel of the Theological School of Halki. During the service, the customary prayer for the blessing of the palm branches was also read. Faithful from the island…

Palm Sunday was celebrated with solemnity and spiritual devotion at the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the Phanar. His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided over the Divine Liturgy, concelebrated by Their Eminences, Metropolitan Meliton of Philadelphia, Metropolitan Irenaios of Myriophyton and Peristasis, Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Myra, Metropolitan Theoleptos of Iconium, Metropolitan Ioakeim of Bursa, and Metropolitan Theodoros…