The Holy Antiochian Synod, presided by His Beatitude Patriarch JOHN X (Yazigi), held its eighteenth extraordinary session in Balamand from March 13 to March 14, 2024, in the presence of Their Eminences: Elias (Archdiocese of Beirut and dependencies); Elias (Archdiocese of Tyre, Sidon and dependencies); Saba (Archdiocese of New York and All North America); Silouan…

On Thursday, March 1/14, 2024, H.H.B. our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos visited the Holy Monastery of the Holy Cross, located in West Jerusalem, opposite the Jewish Knesset. During this visit, His Beatitude assigned the abbotship of the Monastery to the Reverend Archimandrite Christodoulos, ministering to the Patriarchate on secondment from the Holy Metropolis…

OSLO, Norway – Under the leadership and oversight of His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia, along with the diligent efforts of the parish priests of the Metropolitan Church of the Annunciation of the Theotokos in Oslo Very Rev. Archimandrite Fr. Alexandros Loukatos and Rev. Economos Fr. Maxime Lesage, and the members of…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew engaged in a telephone conversation with the President of Cyprus, Mr. Nikos Christodoulides, who was about to embarked on a visit to Mount Athos. During their discussion, President Christodoulides sought the blessing of the Ecumenical Patriarch before his pilgrimage visit to Mount Athos. vema.com.au

On Thursday morning, 14 March 2024, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, in the presence of the Hierarchs of the Throne and members of the Patriarchal Court, conducted a Trisagion service for the repose of the souls of the late Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria and Bishop Ierotheos of Efkarpia, Abbot of the Holy Patriarchal and Stavropegic…

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania sent condolences to the Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church following the death of Patriarch Neophyte. Full text: Bucharest, 14 March 2024 To the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church It is with deep sorrow that we learned about the passing away, after battling a long illness, of…

The body of His Beatitude Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria will lie in state in the Church of St. Marina in Sofia, as announced by Metropolitan John of Varna and Veliki Preslav, prior to his funeral service. Earlier, the Metropolitan presided over the Trisagion service to honour the late Patriarch. Metropolitan John urged the faithful to…

The Funeral Service for the late Bishop Ierotheos of Efkarpia, Abbot of the Patriarchal Monastery of Saint Irene Chrysovalantou in Astoria, America, took place at the Holy Trinity Church of Patras, on Thursday, 14 March 2024. The body of the deceased was brought to the Church on Wednesday evening, 13 March, where a Holy Vigil…

On the 7th of March 2024, with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, and under the guidance of His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis, GO Fellowship Melbourne hosted its second talk under the series titled, Come and See: “We have found Him” (John 1:45). The special guest speaker of the night, Father…