On the occasion of the feast of the memory of Saints Constantine and Helen, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided over the Divine Liturgy at the namesake Church in the Hypsomatheia District on Tuesday, 21 May 2024. The Holy Sermon was preached by the Patriarchal Deacon Father Barnabas. The Ecumenical Patriarch was warmly welcomed by…

Beloved friend, Savas Tsivicos, Supreme President of the Order of AHEPA, General Chairman, Philip Christopher, Most Honorable Senators and Representatives of the United States Congress, Your Excellency Ekaterini Nassika, Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic to the United States, Your Excellency Evangelos Savva, Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to the United States, Representatives of Greece…

The Patriarchal Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy is in its 26th year of operation. Sixty-three (63) young men have graduated. Thirty-seven (37) have been ordained and serve in our churches in Canada. Four young men graduated from our Theological Academy this year. Two of them are already married and have been ordained priests. The graduation ceremony…

On Tuesday, 21 May 2024, at the Church of Saint Nicholas, of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Athens, on the occasion of the feast day of the Equal of the Apostles Emperor Constantine with his Mother Helen, a Poly-Hierarchical Divine Liturgy took place, presided over by His Eminence Metropolitan Theodoritos of Laodicea, Director of the Representative…

By the grace of God and of the Most Holy Theotokos, pilgrims from the Karaköy Metochion of the Vatopedi Monastery of Mount Athos, in Constantinople, led by the Parish Priest of the Church, The Grand Preacher Archimandrite Panaretos Psaraftis, visited the Holy Patriarchal and Stavropegic Monastery of the Holy Trinity Tzagarolon, in Crete. The local…

On 19th May the Sunday of the Holy Myrrhbearers. Archbishop Ioannis of Zambia officiated Divine Liturgy at St Basilios & Demetrios Parish in Lusaka , immediately after the Divine Liturgy a group of children joined into the Orthodox Faith through the Mystery of Baptism. The honily if his Eminence Archbishop Ioannis on the Sunday of…

With the blessing and presence of Patriarch John X, the Divine Liturgy for the Sunday of the Myrrhbearing Women (the second Sunday after Easter) was held in the Church of the Holy Cross in Al-Qassaa. The following Reverend Bishops were also present: Romanos (Al Hannat), Arsenios (Dahdal), and Moussa (Al Khasi), together with a group…

With the prayerful participation of Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia and the bishops assembled at the Holy Council of the Serbian Orthodox Church, on Saturday, 18 May 2024, Bishop Aleksei of Hvostan conducted a memorial service. This service honoured all the founders and benefactors of the covenant Church of the Serbian people, dedicated to Saint Sava,…

On Saturday, 18 May 2024, the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate convened under the leadership of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. Deliberating on the agenda, the Synod made significant decisions. Among these decisions was the acceptance of Archbishop Leo of Helsinki and All Finland’s resignation intention. Following a thorough examination of the…