On the occasion of the commemoration of the memory of the Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas, where His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew celebrates his Patronal Feast Day, His All-Holiness will officiate at the Feast Day Vespers, on Monday, 10 June 2024, beginning at 6:00pm in the Venerable Patriarchal Church of Saint George in the Phanar. As…

On Sunday, May 26, 2024, the Spring International Food Festival was held, just as every year, in the courtyard of St. Nicholas Cathedral in Seoul, with the participation of many countries, including Korea, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Greece, Lebanon, America, and Canada. The event began immediately after the end of the Divine Liturgy when many…

From May 14th to 22nd, the monastery’s exterior walls were repaired by filling in gaps, waterproofing, and installing eaves to prevent water flow. The necessary repairing work has resolved a long-standing problem of water leaking through the interior walls and into the basement. We thank God and all those who assisted in completing this important…

The internationally-celebrated Greek Youth Symphony Orchestra (GYSO) will make its highly-anticipated American debut at Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York City, in a one-night-only concert event, Sunday, November 3, at 7:30PM. For tickets and information, visit CarnegieHall.org, call CarnegieCharge, 212-247-7800 or visit the Carnegie Hall Box Office, 881 7th Ave (at 57th Street)….

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel delivered a speech on Monday at the opening of the Pastoral-Missionary Conference of the clergy in the Archdiocese of Bucharest, titled “Pastoral Care and Assistance of the Sick is a Fulfillment of the Lord’s Word and a Missionary Priority.” His Beatitude highlighted the main aspects concerning the pastoral care of those…

Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești celebrated the Divine Liturgy on Sunday at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest and underlined that the encounter between the Saviour Christ and the Samaritan woman illustrates the dismantling of specific prejudices and complexes. By speaking with the Samaritan woman, Jesus “overcomes this complex of the superiority of the Jewish…

“To reap the spiritual fruits of tomorrow, we must sow the seeds of Christ’s teachings in the souls of the little ones today. We must offer children the spiritual nourishment they need as much as they need air to raise a healthy generation in the spirit of Christian teachings,” Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia highlighted. In…

The Assembly of Bishops Executive Committee was held at the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of North America on June 4, 2024. The meeting began with a financial report followed by the approval of new board members for Orthodox Christian Prison Ministries (“OCPM”), Orthodox Christian Fellowship (“OCF”), and Orthodox Volunteer Corps (“OVC”). The Executive Committee then agreed…

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has announced with deep sorrow the passing of Fr Georgios Tsetsis, a distinguished and dedicated servant of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the ecumenical movement: Tsetsis was the permanent representative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate to the WCC from 1985 to 1999, while serving as a member of the WCC’s central…