On Wednesday, October 8th of this year, under the presidency of Pope and Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa, the proceedings of the Holy Synod of the Ancient Patriarchate continued. The morning session opened with a presentation by Metropolitan Makarios of Nairobi, entitled “The Life and Work of Our Holy Father, Pope and…
Abbot Symeon came to seek the venerable Patriarchal blessings for his new ministry at the historic Monastery before his episcopal ordination. On Thursday, 9 October 2025, His Grace Archbishop-elect Symeon, Archbishop of Sinai, Pharan, and Raitho, and new Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine at Mount Sinai, paid a visit to the See…
The Holy Metropolis of Derkoi, under the spiritual guidance of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, announced the Consecration of the Holy Church of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist in Nea Synoikia – Upper Bosporus on Sunday,19 October 2025, at 9:00 p.m. His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will officiate the consecration service, joined by members of…
The sessions of the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Antioch have commenced under the presidency of His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East, with the participation of Their Eminences the Metropolitans: Elias (of Beirut and its surroundings), Elias (of Tyre, Sidon, and their surroundings), Damaskinos (of São Paulo and all…
On Tuesday, 7 October 2025, the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa convened, under the presidency of His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodoros II, at the seat of the ancient Patriarchate in Alexandria. As stated in the communiqué regarding the first day of the Holy Synod’s proceedings: “Invoking the Holy Spirit,…
The Holy Metropolis of Nea Krini and Kalamaria and its Shepherd, His Eminence Metropolitan Ioustinos, with special spiritual joy and emotion, were informed of the canonisation of the late Archimandrite Chrysostomos Papasarantopoulos, who now abides in the heavens, the missionary of Africa, by the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Alexandria. Saint Chrysostomos (Papasarantopoulos) is…
The Holy Synod of Antioch convened at the Monastery of Our Lady of Balamand under the presidency of His Beatitude Patriarch JOHN X, with the participation of the Hierarchs, Their Eminences: Elias (Beirut and Dependencies), Elias (Tyre, Sidon and Dependencies), Damaskinos (São Paulo and All Brazil), Saba (New York and All North America), Silouan (Byblos,…
His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece offered his heartfelt wishes for “strength and unity” to the Prime Minister and Members of Parliament immediately after the traditional Blessing of the Waters (Agiasmos) service held in the Hellenic Parliament, marking the opening of the third session of the 20th Parliamentary term, on Monday, 6…
On Tuesday, 24th September / 7th October 2025, the Patriarchate celebrated the commemoration of Saint Thekla, the First Martyr and Equal to the Apostles, who came from Iconium of Asia Minor. She became a disciple of the Apostle Paul, abandoned her betrothed Thamyris, endured torments for Christ in Antioch and other places, preached Christ, and…