His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel marks on Tuesday the 18th anniversary of his enthronement as Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church. The hierarchs of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Patriarchate, gathered in Bucharest for a working session, will join His Beatitude in prayer at the Patriarchal Palace to mark the occasion. One of the first…

On Saturday, the 14th/27th of September 2025, the Patriarchate celebrated the Feast of the Universal Exaltation of the Precious Cross. On this feast, the whole Church, and especially that of Jerusalem, commemorates the event of the Exaltation of the Precious Cross after its finding behind the Horrendous Golgotha by the Archbishop of Jerusalem Makarios and…

The theme of the 2nd Pan-Australian Clergy Synaxis, held in Sydney under the auspices of the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia from 29 September to 1 October 2025, is: “Social Media and the Priesthood: The Use of Social Media by the Clergy.” At the opening of the Synaxis, on the morning…

The opening of the photographic exhibition, “To the Champion of the World: Saint Demetrios the Myrrh-Streamer in the Balkans”,” took place at noon in Building M1 of the Thessaloniki Concert Hall. The event was attended by the President of the Hellenic Republic, Konstantinos Tasoulas, and His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. Also in attendance were Sofia…

A cordial fraternal meeting took place on the morning of Monday, 29 September 2025, between His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Bulgaria. The meeting was held at the hotel where they are both staying in Thessaloniki. Both Primates are visiting the city on the occasion of the 2nd International Scientific…

On Thursday, 25 September, at the Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady in Sydney, a Doxology was celebrated on the occasion of the arrival of the Patriarchal Delegation and the other distinguished guests of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia, in light of the 2nd Pan-Australian Clergy Synaxis (29 September – 1 October 2025). The…

In the early hours of Friday, 26 September 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew arrived in Thessaloniki with his entourage to participate in and deliver the opening address of the 2nd International Scientific Conference organised by the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the publication of…

WHERE HEAVEN MEETS EARTH: A Meditation on Faith, Science, and our Planet +B A R T H O L O M E W Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch Address delivered on Acceptance of the Templeton Prize (New York, September 24, 2025) * * * Mr Vice President, Your Excellencies, Ἐξοχώτατε κύριε Πρωθυπουργὲ τῆς…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams presented His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew with the Key to the City today at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America headquarters. “You have unlocked our hearts here in the city,” said Mayor Adams, addressing the Ecumenical Patriarch. The mayor also reminded guests that “we have been abusive towards Mother…