On the morning of Monday the 2nd/15th of July, 2024, the Minister of Telecommunications of Serbia, Mr Dejan Ristić visited His Beatitude, accompanied by members of the Ministry. This delegation asked for His Beatitude’s prayers and blessings for the peace and prosperity of Serbia in its sensitive geographical position under the current political developments. His…

His Grace Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești, the secretary of the Holy Synod, received Her Excellency Mrs Enkeleda Merkuri, the new Ambassador of the Republic of Albania to Bucharest, on a courtesy visit at the Patriarchal Palace on Wednesday, July 17. His Grace Bishop Varlaam welcomed Her Excellency to the Romanian Patriarchate and highlighted…

The celebration of the feast day of the Great Martyr Saint Marina commenced with festive vespers at the Metropolitan Church of Sofia, Bulgaria. For the first time, the evening service on the eve of the feast day was presided over by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Bulgatia. He was joined in the vespers service by…

On Tuesday, 16 July 2024, on the eve of the feast of Saint Marina the Great Martyr, His Eminence Metropolitan Panteleimon of Maroneia and Komotini officiated at the Great Festive Vespers at the Church of Saint Marina in Imeros, Rodopi and presided over the procession of the Holy Icon around the Church. On Wednesday, 17…

On Wednesday, 17 July 2024, the holy memory of Saint Marina was honoured at the historic Holy Monastery of Saint Marina in Apikia, Andros, with the serving of the Divine Liturgy, in which the local shepherd, His Eminence Metropolitan Dorotheos II of Syros, Tinos, Andros, Kea, and Milos presided, and was joined in concelebration by…

With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, the Parish of St Sophrony of Essex, Hectorville, celebrated, for the second time since its inception, the feast day of its patronal Saint – Saint Sophrony of Essex. The celebrations included the festal Vespers on Wednesday night, led by His Grace Bishop Silouan of Sinope…

The Holy and Sacred Synod, chaired by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, convened on Tuesday, 16 July and Wednesday, 17 July 2024. During these meetings, according to the relevant Communiqué, the Holy and Sacred Synod decided, among other things, upon the following: a) The Holy and Sacred Synod established, following a request from His Eminence…

To the Most Reverend and Right Reverend Hierarchs, Pious Priests and Deacons, Monks and Nuns, Presidents and Members of the Parish Councils, Honorable Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Members of Leadership 100, Day and Afternoon Schools, Philoptochos Societies, Youth, Greek Orthodox Organizations, and entirety of the Christ-loving Plenitude of the Sacred Archdiocese of America: But…

Three retired clergymen with many years of fruitful ministry and invaluable contribution to the Orthodox Church and Hellenism of the fifth continent were honoured by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia during his visit to the capital city of Western Australia. The Protopresbyters Fr. Theoklitos Tsachouridis and Fr. Georgios Litas and the Presbyter Fr. Panagiotis…