Metropolitan Nikolai of Plovdiv has reiterated his decision not to seek the position of the new Patriarch of Bulgaria. Speaking to reporters, he emphasised that he will not be among the candidates in the upcoming elections for the Primate of the Bulgarian Church, following the passing of Patriarch Neophyte. While attending the reception of the…

In a bright atmosphere, the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman was celebrated at the Centre of Orthodoxy, coinciding with the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Synaxis of all the Holy Archbishops and Patriarchs of Constantinople. His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided over the Divine Liturgy, co-celebrated by His Eminence Elder Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon, His Eminence Metropolitan Eirinaios…

On Monday, 3 June 2023, in the absence of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew who was overseas, His Eminence Patriarchal Commissioner, Elder Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon, conducted a memorial service in the venerable Patriarchal Church of Saint George for the Late Grand Protopresbyter of Ecumenical Patriarchate, Georgios Tsetsis, who fell asleep in the Lord. “The…

Turkish Education Minister, Yusuf Tekin stated on Monday that he would like to see the Greek Orthodox Theological School of Halki open. However Mr. Tekin clarified that the final decision will be taken by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. “The decisions made in this aspect of foreign policy will be decisions…

The Holy Diocese of Chalkis is pleased to announce that the Apostoliki Diakonia of the Church of Greece has published an English book devoted to the revered Saint John the Russian. The book emphasizes the profound importance of his holy Relic, which has been protected by the Holy Metropolis of Chalkis as a precious artifact….

The Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity held their 86th Annual Gala on Friday evening, May 31, 2024 at 583 Park Avenue in New York City. This year the Cathedral community, led by V. Rev. Archimandrite Chrysostomos Gilbert, honored former long-time Cathedral Dean Rev. Fr. Robert Stephanopoulos and Presbytera Nikki Stephanopoulos of blessed memory. The…

Having regained its former prestige and glory, following extensive restoration and renovation work, Sydney’s historic Church of the Holy Trinity, the oldest Greek Orthodox church in the Antipodes and in the southern hemisphere as a whole, reopened its doors on the Sunday of the Samaritan woman, 2 June 2024, to welcome a multitude of devout…

On Saturday, May 19/June 1, 2024, the feast of Sunday of the Samaritan woman was celebrated with a transfer by the Patriarchate at Jacob’s well in Samaria, Nablus. On this holiday, the whole Church of Jerusalem commemorates following the Evangelist John () that the Samaritan woman, coming to draw water, drew the gift of life,…

The third and final meeting of the 18th Plenary Session of the International Joint Commission on the Theological Dialogue between the Orthodox Church and the Lutheran World Federation took place between 24 and 31 May 2024 in Cairo, Egypt. The meeting was hosted by the Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa, and its proceedings took…