On Great and Holy Saturday, 29 March / 11 April 2026, the Ceremony of the Holy Fire was held at the Patriarchate. For this ceremony, its presiding celebrant, His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos, at the appointed hour, went down the staircase of the Cathedral Church of Saint James and entered the…

On the evening of Great and Holy Friday, 28 March / 10 April 2026, the contrite and majestic Service of the Epitaph—that is, of the burial according to the flesh and the repose of our Lord Jesus Christ—took place at the Patriarchate. This Service, presided over by His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem…

With splendour and Paschal joy, the Vespers of Love were celebrated on the Sunday of Holy Pascha at the Patriarchal Monastery of Saint Sabbas the Sanctified in Alexandria, presided over by His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria and All Africa. Concelebrating with His Beatitude were His Eminence Metropolitan Germanos of Tamiatheos and His…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew received, on the Monday of Pascha, the venerable Hierarchy of the Throne in Turkey, who warmly conveyed to him their Paschal greetings. The Patriarch expressed his heartfelt thanks to all his brother hierarchs and, in return, offered his wishes that the Risen Saviour Christ grant them, and all humanity, health…

On the Monday of Pascha, 13 April, the Ambassador of Egypt to Turkey, Dr Wael Badawi, visited the Seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The Ambassador was warmly received by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, with whom he discussed the programme of the forthcoming April visit to the Ecumenical Patriarchate of the Head of the Coptic…

The Holy Eparchial Synod of the Archdiocese of Australia will convene for its regular session during the period of the Pentecostarion, from 14 to 16 April 2026, under the presidency of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia. During the proceedings of the Synod, matters on the agenda will be examined, along with issues concerning the…

On the Sunday of Pascha, 12 April, in an atmosphere of Resurrection joy, the Vespers of Love were celebrated with due splendour and solemnity at the Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady in Sydney. The service was presided over by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, who was joined by His Eminence Metropolitan Seraphim…

The community of Resurrection Greek Orthodox Church in Brookville, New York welcomed His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America on the afternoon of Sunday, April 12 for the Vespers of Agape. Celebrating alongside His Eminence were Their Graces Bishop Athenagoras of Nazianzos, Bishop Nektarios of Diokleia, and Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos, as well as Proistamenos Fr….

Just before midnight on Saturday evening, April 11, clergy and faithful gathered at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New York, New York for the Service of the Resurrection, Orthros, and Hierarchical Divine Liturgy of Great and Holy Pascha. Presiding over the service, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America was joined by Cathedral…