Bishop Antonie of Bălți held a thanksgiving service to mark the 22nd anniversary of the Republic of Moldova’s official recognition of the Metropolis of Bessarabia. The service took place at the site of the future headquarters of the Diocese of Bălți, which will also include a cathedral. During the service, His Grace Bishop Antonie recounted…

On the evening of Saturday, July 21/August 3, 2024, His Beatitude, our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos blessed the closing ceremony of the 43rd Camp “We Will Stay Here” of the Arabic-speaking Orthodox Scouts of Jerusalem in “Beit Jamal”, near Jerusalem, in the presence of the Consul General of Greece in Jerusalem, Mr Dimitrios…

At the Cathedral of St. George in Stockholm, His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia celebrated the Divine Liturgy on the Sunday of the Sixth Week of Matthew, 4 August 2024. The Metropolitan referred to the Gospel reading of the day, noting that “once again, we see that our Lord’s ministry was unceasing….

On the occasion of the great Feast Day of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia conducted a pastoral visit to the Holy Diocese of Chora, in Victoria, and, specifically, to the celebrating Parish of the Transfiguration of Our Lord in the suburb of Thomastown, Melbourne. On…

On Thursday, August 1, 2024, with God’s help, the camping season for Middle and High School students ended and the third and final session for this summer for Elementary School students began, which will last until August 6. The general theme of “come and see” with analyses of its individual aspects in the morning Bible…

Your Eminence Metropolitan Mark, Dear Archimandrite Roman, Dear Mother Abbess Elizabeth, Your Eminences, Your Graces, Beloved Members of this Sisterhood, Sister and Brothers in Christ,   We greet you today in the joy of this holy feast of Sint Mary Magdalene, Equal to the Apostles, and we join her praise with the hymnographer: Rejoice, thou…

On Saturday, July 21/August 3, 2024, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the chapel of Saint George of the Holy Metropolis of Nazareth, presided over by the Most Reverend Metropolitan Kyriakos of Nazareth. Following the order of the Church, His Eminence ordained Stephanos Nassar, a native of Nazareth, as a Priest, as he was ordained…

On Friday, July 20 / August 2, 2024, the commemoration of Prophet Elijah of Thesbes was celebrated by the Patriarchate. On this day, the Church draws from the Old and New Testaments and honours the Prophet Elijah as a native of Thesbes, a hermit and ascetic, zealous for the rights of God, fighting for His…

On Sunday, 4 August 2024, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided over the Supplicatory Canon to the Mother of God at the Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Neochori, Bosporus. After the service, His Eminence Metropolitan Athenagoras of Kydonia, Supervisor of the Bosphorus District, along with Vice Chairman of the Ecclesiastical Committee, Eugene…