During the recent visit of His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodoros II to Burundi from 27th November to 4th December, upon the request of Metropolitan Innocentios, the Patriarch blessed and relieved him of his duties as the Metropolitan of Burundi and Rwanda. The request came in due to the poor health state of Metropolitan Innocentios…

His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East warmly welcomed His Eminence Sheikh Ali Al- Khatib, Deputy Head of the Higher Islamic Shiite Council during a meeting at the Patriarchal Residence in Balamand. Accompanying His Eminence were the Mufti Sheikh Hassan Abdullah, the Mufti Sheikh Abdul Amir Shams al-Din, Special Advisor to…

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Today, December 14, 2023, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America made a pastoral visit to the community of St. George Orthodox Church in Yonkers, NY whose community center was completely destroyed by a fire early in the morning on Tuesday. The church and center were purchased this year to establish a house of worship for…

I’d like to start off with this verse Isaiah 41:10: “Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged for I am your God. I will strengthen and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.”   Our most honorable Archbishop Elpidophoros, On behalf of the St. George Greek…

Dear friends, I wanted to be here in person at this joyous event, that is pointedly significant, not only for these dear friends of the Manatos Family, but for the entirety of the Omogeneia. For forty years as an organization, and for more than forty as a force for good in Washington, D.C., this family…

His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch welcomed Ms. Despina Koukoulopoulou, Ambassador of Greece to Lebanon, at the Patriarchal headquarters in Balamand. During the meeting they discussed the historical relations of the government, the Church, and the people of Greece with the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch. In addition, they discussed ways for further cooperation,…

Stockholm, December 13, 2023 Your Beatitude Metropolitan Epiphaniy of Kyiv and All Ukraine, Your Excellencies, Honorable Members of Your Entourage, Beloved Brethren, Representatives of the local Orthodox Christian jurisdictions and Christian Denominations of Sweden and the other Scandinavian nations and the Nordic Region, Reverend Clergy and Beloved Brethren in Christ Incarnate, The Holy missionary Metropolis…

Tuesday, December 13, 2023 In a diplomatic visit, His Excellency Ambassador Sebastian Molina, the Representative of Chile to Ramallah, received a cordial welcome from The Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Theophilos III, at the Orthodox Patriarchate in the Holy City. H.B. Opened his remarks with the hope of a quick ending to the atrocities in…