On Tuesday afternoon, 17 September 2024, a delegation of the US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) visited the Headquarters of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, at the Phanar, and consisted of Commissioners Ms. Vicky Hartzler and Mr. Asif Mahmood, as well as Ms. Susan Bishai and Ms. Molly Blum, Commission officials. His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew…

“The life of a Christian is a journey which only moves forward” underlines His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, in his video message on the Instagram social networking site. His Eminence focuses on the many “whys” that often plague people, holding them back and preventing them from moving forward in life. “Make the sign of…

Dialogue between the Orthodox Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches resumed in Cairo this week after a 31-year hiatus. The joint dialogue commission’s meetings took place on September 16-17 at the Monastery of Abba Bishoy in Cairo, a monastic settlement belonging to the Coptic Church. His Eminence Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate…

A group of German researchers who came to Bucharest for an international and interdisciplinary conference on “The Beginnings of Christianity in Romania” were received in an audience at the Patriarchal Residence on Tuesday. Welcomed in the Hall of the Romanian Saints, the guests were greeted with appreciation by Patriarch Daniel, who spoke about the ancient…

On Sunday, 15th September 2024, the Feast of St. Nikitas the Great-Martyr, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain presided over Matins and celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Church of St. Nicholas in Shepherd’s Bush, London, marking his patronal feast. Concelebrating with the Archbishop were Their Eminences Metropolitan Iakovos of Ireland…

September 17, 2024 His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America welcomed Fr. Peter Orfanakos to the Archdiocese headquarters. Fr. Orfanakos was recently elected as the President of the Archdiocesan Presbyters Council. The mission of the APC is to serve the clergy of the Archdiocese by supporting our priests through spiritual growth, educational development and personal wellness….

Lieutenant Commander HCG Charalambos Angelopoulos was warmly welcomed by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America headquarters today, September 17, 2024, for an introductory meeting. Captain Angelopoulos is the newly-appointed Head of Maritime Attache in New York for the Consulate General of Greece in New York.   goarch.org

According to a Gallup International Balkans survey cited by the Bulgarian News Agency, the Church is one of the most trusted institutions in Bulgaria. The survey, conducted between August 1 and 9 on a sample of 802 people representing the population aged 18 and older, shows that respondents were divided as follows: 75.3% Orthodox Christians,…

Metropolitan Andrei of Cluj and Archbishop Irineu of Alba Iulia consecrated the “Saint Michael the Archangel” Church in the Mărăști neighbourhood of Cluj-Napoca on Sunday. In his sermon to the hundreds present at the event, Archbishop Irineu warned that the world is moving at a dizzying pace today and that “without the fear of God,…