As an expression of profound sorrow for those affected by the recent earthquakes that struck Venezuela, causing loss of life, injuries and extensive material damage, the Romanian Patriarchate conveys a message of Christian solidarity to the Venezuelan people as they endure this devastating calamity. At the same time, we express our compassion for the Romanian…

The Ionian University of Greece, under the leadership of its Rector, Professor Andreas Floros, will hold a special ceremony on Friday, 26 June 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at the historic Marasli Patriarchal Urban School in the Phanar. During the event, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will be conferred the title of Honorary Professor of the…

The historic Holy Monastery of Saint John the Baptist on Skopelos (founded in 1612) was visited by His Eminence Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Chalkida, Istiaia and Northern Sporades during its two-day patronal celebration on 23 and 24 June. On Tuesday, 23 June, His Eminence arrived at the port of Glossa and, in the evening, presided at…

The Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate elected Archimandrite Fr. Isidoros Katsos as Bishop of Andida during its session held yesterday at the Phanar. His Grace Bishop-elect Isidoros (born Charalampos Katsos) is a distinguished theologian and academic. He serves as Assistant Professor of Theological Epistemology and Philosophy at the Faculty of Theology of…

On Tuesday, 23 June, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia warmly received at the headquarters of the Holy Archdiocese in Sydney, the President of the Cretan Association of Sydney and New South Wales, Mr Terry Saviolakis. Mr Saviolakis sought and received the blessing of His Eminence, while also expressing his gratitude for the Archbishop’s steadfast…

With the due ecclesiastical order, the late Metropolitan Theoleptos of Iconium was solemnly committed to eternity from the Patriarchal Church on Tuesday, 23 June 2026. In the morning, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated by His Eminence Metropolitan Stephanos of Kallioupolis and Madytos, at the conclusion of which a funeral Trisagion was chanted for the repose…

His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East of the Greek Orthodox, emphasized the deep relationship that bonds the Church of Antioch with Romania, both Church and people. His remarks came during his reception of Mr. Radu Ghimbuțan, Chargé d’Affaires of the Romanian Embassy in Syria, and Consul Cristian Iutu, at the…

The classes for the Seminar on Byzantine Iconography of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea in Seoul, which began on June 4th, are continuing with great success. Twenty students — some beginners and some advanced — under the instruction of Professor-Iconographer Mr. Sozos Giannoudes, who has come from Greece, have already made remarkable progress. On the…

The Very Rev. Archimandrite Ioan Meiu, Representative of the Romanian Patriarchate in the Holy Land and Superior of the Romanian Settlements at the Holy Places, has announced the establishment of an organisation and a dedicated website that will facilitate support for ongoing works at the Romanian settlements in these lands blessed by the footsteps of…