The memory of St. Marina, the Great Martyr, was celebrated with a Patriarchal Divine Liturgy on 17 July 2024 in the Church built in her honour in the courtyard of the Holy Metropolis of Sofia. The small church in the centre of the city, decorated with fresh flowers, welcomed the faithful early in the morning,…

His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and All Africa visited Port Said on Wednesday morning, 17 July 2024, in order to witness firsthand the completion of the extensive renovation of the Holy Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour. Ms. Chrysanthi Skoufaridou, Vice President of the Hellenic Community of Cairo and Head…

His Eminence Elder Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon is currently undertaking a visit in Lithuania, following a venerable Patriarchal request, where he met with the Patriarchal Exarch Hieromonk Father Ioustinos Kiviloo and the clergy of the Exarchate of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Lithuania. On Wednesday, 17 July, Metropolitan Emmanuel along with the Patriarchal Exarch Father Ioustinos…

With feelings of deep emotion and gratitude to the Triune God, the clergy and laity of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia were informed of the decisions of the Holy and Sacred Synod regarding the establishment of the Diocese of Canberra, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane and Chora, following the proposal of our Archbishop and the recommendation…

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…