On Sunday, 29 April 2026, the Sunday of Thomas, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Divine Wisdom in Bayswater, London. Concelebrating with His Eminence were the Very Revd Archimandrite of the Ecumenical Throne Theonas Bakalis, the Revd Presbyter Georgios Ntallas, and the Revd…

Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church praised the role of Christian women as witnesses of the Resurrection, in a message marking the Sunday of the Myrrh-bearing Women—celebrated in the Romanian Patriarchate as the Sunday of Christian Women—and the first-ever Synaxis of All Romanian Women Saints. “The Myrrh-bearing Women… are great teachers of the Church……

Professors, priests, and theology students planted 2,000 acacia saplings on Saturday near the village of Iecea Mică in Timiș County, as part of an environmental initiative combining ecological action and community engagement. The event was organised by the Research and Innovation Department of the West University of Timișoara and drew students from several faculties, including…

The Romanian Orthodox Church is getting ready for the inaugural liturgical observance of the Synaxis of Romanian Women Saints, a newly added feast to the Orthodox calendar following the Holy Synod’s decision on March 27, 2025. The feast will be observed on the third Sunday after Holy Pascha, which is also dedicated to the Holy…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew received in audience Mr Panagiotis Doudonis, Member of Parliament of PASOK. Mr Doudonis attended the Divine Liturgy on the Sunday of Thomas at the Patriarchal Church and was subsequently received by His All-Holiness. In a social media post following the meeting, he wrote: “We are also neighbours—you from Lesvos, I…

His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece has expressed deep concern over the desecration of a statue depicting the Crucified Jesus Christ in southern Lebanon, raising questions about the motives and intent behind the act. In his statement, the Archbishop emphasised that Jesus Christ neither used violence nor led military actions but instead…

On Tuesday, 21 April 2026, His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria and All Africa received the Holy Light, which had arrived in Egypt a few days earlier from the Most Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Upon receiving the Holy Light, the Patriarch lit the perpetual vigil lamp of the Sacred Patriarchal Chapel of Saints…

Focusing on the delicate balance between our desire to help others and the need to respect their personal freedom, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia delivered a video message via Instagram. At the outset, he acknowledges that “for us Christians, it is very difficult not to help our fellow human being when they are suffering.”…

The Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate convened in its regular sessions on Monday and Tuesday, 20 and 21 April, under the presidency of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. According to the official announcement issued by the Chief Secretariat of the Holy and Sacred Synod, “at the outset, the customary exchanges of festal…