Archon Aristotle “Telly” Papanikolaou has been named the University of Chicago Divinity School Alum of the Year for 2024. This honor is being conferred upon recommendation from the University of Chicago Divinity School’s Alumni Council and the Board of Trustees of the Baptist Theological Union. Archon Papanikolaou will deliver his Alum of the Year address…

The Rt. Rev. Archimandrite Jack (Khalil), the patriarchal delegate to the faithful in the parishes of Antioch and Alexandretta, held the Great Compline prayer in the hall of the Dormition Church in Samandag, which was destroyed due to the earthquake in February 2023. The Rt. Rev. Archimandrite Jack (Khalil) conveyed the love, prayers, and blessings…

On Tuesday morning, April 2, the Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre led by His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III, extended their Paschal greetings to the Western Churches in Jerusalem who have celebrated Christ’s resurrection on Sunday. The Jerusalem Patriarchate delegation headed first to the Franciscan brotherhood near the New Gate, where His Paternity Father Francesco Patton,…

On March 16, the Church of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos at the Morozov Children’s Clinical Hospital in Moscow was consecrated by the head of the Russian Church’s Synodal Department for Church Charity and Social Service. The consecration and subsequent Divine Liturgy were celebrated by His Grace Bishop Panteleimon of Verey, the Charity…

At the invitation of the primate of the Orthodox Church in America, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon of Washington and All America and Canada, the wonderworking Sitka Icon of the Mother of God is visiting the capital city and several surrounding states. The tour of the icon, led by His Grace Bishop Alexei of Sitka and…

On Saturday, March 23, 2024, in the Holy Church of the Annunciation of the Theotokos in Busan, a solemn Great Verpers and a celebration of the Service of Artoklasia was held. Then, after the distribution of the Artoklasia, the participants had the opportunity to talk with their Parish Priest Fr. Alexander Han about the Annunciation…

“You have heard it said many times, that time heals everything. However, there are things that time cannot heal.”, comments His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, in his recent video message on the Instagram social networking site. “Time simply helps us learn to live with the pain,” His Eminence points out, adding that the Church…

On Tuesday, 2 April 2024, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited the headquarters of the Armenian Patriarchate in Constantinople and offered the Patriarch of the Armenians in Turkey, Sahak Maşalyan, well wishes for their celebration of the feast of Pascha. The Ecumenical Patriarch also met there with religious leaders of other Christian denominations. vema.com.au

A memorial service was held at the gravesite of the late Bulgarian Patriarch Neophyte, marking 20 days since his passing. The solemn prayer was led by His Eminence Metropolitan Gregory of Vratsa, Vice-Pesident of the Holy Synod. Despite a week passing since his burial, people continue to pay their respects to Patriarch Neophyte by laying…