Members of an episcopal council of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro convened on Wednesday to discuss the stance that the Church will maintain in the face of a controversial law passed in the country, one that drastically affects religious institutions. The Church in the small Adriatic nation has repeatedly warned that the specific law…

The Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Most Godly Beatitude Theophilos III, this week received the Metropolitan of Volokolamsk, His Eminence Hilarion, who arrived in the Holy Land with the blessing of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill. Hilarion is also the chairman the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations. The head…

The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, completed a tour of the Hawaiian Islands this week. On Sunday, he presided over an Archieratical Divine Liturgy at the Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Honolulu. In a Homily, the Archbishop said “…What a marvelous thing to be here with you in Honolulu today, to…

The Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, referred to a future with young people hand in hand, in an interview with the ethnic Greek radio program SBS Greece. His Eminence underlined that a basic purpose of his ministry is to listen to young people, to hear their problems and concerns, and to learn what they…

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, referred to the role of religious faith in creating a sustainable world and social cohesion, speaking at the 50th World Economic Forum this week in Davos, Switzerland. His All Holiness, in an address, also referred to the value of dialogue as a primary means towards…

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel Thursday officiated a Te Deum service at the patriarchal cathedral in Bucharest marking the 161st founding anniversary of the Union of the Romanian Principalities. On 24 January Romanians celebrate the 1859 Union of the Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia, which represented the first step towards the creation of the modern Romanian…

Haiti Archdiocese of Mexico, Venezuela, Central America and the Islands of the Caribbean Sea January 10-14, 2020 His Eminence Metropolitan Ignacio (Samaan) made a pastoral visit, from January 10 to 14, to the emerging Haitian parish. He was received by Father Michael Rizk with members of the Parish Council. His Eminence met with the members…

On Wednesday morning, January 9/22, 2020, Her Excellency the President of Georgia Mrs. Salome Zourabishvili and her companions, the Ambassador Mr. Lasha and others from Georgia, along with their Ambassador in Israel visited the Patriarchate. Her Excellency the President was warmly received by H.H.B. our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos with Hagiotaphite Fathers, Archbishops…

HONOLULU, Hawaii – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, accompanied by Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco made a visit to Hawaii and on January 19, 2020, he presided over the Archieratical Divine Liturgy at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Honolulu. goarch.org