An influential catalyst in the Orthodox world and a giant in the ecumenical sphere, Archbishop Anastasios died after a short illness. An honorary member of the Academy of Athens and a former World Council of Churches (WCC) president, with more than six decades in the ecumenical movement, Anastasios was known as a herald of peace…

Exclamations of “Axios!” were cried as His Eminence Metropolitan Sevastianos of Atlanta was enthroned on Saturday, 25 January 2025 at the Annunciation Cathedral in Atlanta, Georgia by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America and in the presence of hundreds of faithful. Metropolitan Sevastianos, has served as a beloved hierarch in the Metropolis of Atlanta since…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew referred to the personality and work of the late Archbishop Anastasios of Albania on Saturday, 25 January 2025, in his address during his visit to the Holy Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Bischwiller, France, where he performed a trisagion memorial service for the repose of the soul…

This morning, Trisagion memorial services and prayers for the repose of the soul of the late Archbishop Anastasios were held in all the churches of Albania. In Tirana, at the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated by His Eminence Metropolitan Ioannis of Korçë, Locum Tenens of the Archdiocesan Throne, along with Metropolitans…

Coming from Austria, where he spent a few days of rest and reflection, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, accompanied by Patriarchal Deacon Anatolios Doxastakis, arrived in Strasbourg by plane on Saturday, 25 January 2025. The visit is taking place at the official invitation of the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe,…

On Saturday, 25 January 2025, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, officiated at the Vespers Service at the Church of Saint Nicholas in Havana, and was joined by His Eminence Metropolitan Iakovos of Mexico, and Their Graces, Bishop Athenagoras of Myrina and Bishop Timotheos of Assos. In front of a large congregation and in the…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarchate has sent a congratulatory letter to the newly elected President of the Hellenic Parliament, Mr. Nikitas Kaklamanis. In the letter, the election of Mr. Kaklamanis, a seasoned politician, is described as “a hopeful event for the political life of Greece, bringing joy also to the Mother Church, which embraces the devout…

In the absence of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who is currently abroad, the Patriarchal Commissioner, His Eminence Elder Metropolitan Apostolos of Derkoi, sent a letter to the Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Turkey, Mr. Ali Yerlikaya. In the letter, he expressed the heartfelt condolences of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Greek…

On Saturday, 25 January 2025, during his visit to the Holy Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Bischwiller, France, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew conducted a trisagion memorial service for the repose of the soul of the late Archbishop Anastasios of Albania, with whom he had been connected by brotherly friendship for many…