On Friday evening, His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met with Her Excellency Evangelia Grammatika, Greece’s Ambassador to Romania. His Holiness visited the Embassy of Greece in Bucharest and prayed at the nearby Greek Church of the Annunciation. The Ecumenical Patriarch presented the Greek Embassy with several historical volumes dedicated to the Church of Constantinople. In…

On Saturday, His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew received the title of Doctor Honoris Causa from Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University in Bucharest. In his address of gratitude, His Holiness emphasised that the distinction honours the Ecumenical Patriarchate, not his person. “Distinguished officials, during my 34 years of Patriarchal ministry, I have been honoured with distinctions and…

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople at Otopeni Airport upon his arrival in Romania on Friday. “The presence of Your Holiness among us is a moment of great blessing, of spiritual joy, and of strengthening the communion between the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Romanian Patriarchate,” said His Beatitude….

Shortly after landing at Bucharest’s Henri Coandă International Airport on Friday afternoon, His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew delivered a moving address expressing deep joy and gratitude for his return to Romania. Speaking in the presence of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, hierarchs of the Romanian Orthodox Church, and state officials, the Ecumenical Patriarch described his visit…

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, welcomed His Holiness Bartholomew I, Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, after a Te Deum service officiated on Friday at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. The Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church emphasized the anniversary context of the visit, occasioned by the Centennial of the Romanian Patriarchate and…

Jerusalem — October 23, 2025 His Beatitude Theophilos III, together with the Heads of the Churches of the Status Quo communities, the Custos of the Holy Land, and the representative of the Armenian Patriarchate, received His Excellency the Vice President of the United States, Mr JD Vance, and his wife, Mrs Usha Vance, at the…

On Wednesday, the 9th/22nd of October 2025, His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos, presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Monastery of the Holy Trinity of the Hospitality of Abraham by the Oak of Mamre, near the tombs of the Patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This Liturgy was celebrated on the…

On the evening of Tuesday, the 8th/21st of October 2025, His Beatitude, our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos, warmly received the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Alexios Vafeiadis, together with the Ambassador of Cyprus to Tel Aviv, Mr Kornelios, and his associates. His Beatitude presented to the…

On Sunday, 19th October 2025, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain made a pastoral visit to the Parish of St John of Kronstadt in Bath, to preside over the Divine Liturgy. The celebration of the Divine Liturgy was marked by reverence and joy, with the parish’s English-language choir offering a beautiful and…