On Wednesday, January 14, 2026, the Despotic Feast of the Circumcision of Christ was celebrated at the Patriarchate, together with the commemoration of Saint Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia, at the Holy Monastery dedicated to him near the New Gate of the Old City of Jerusalem. On the occasion of the commemoration…

On the morning of Wednesday, J14 January 2026, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, former Archbishop of America, paid an official visit to the Holy Metropolis of Thessaloniki. The Archbishop and his entourage were warmly received by His Eminence Metropolitan Philotheos of Thessaloniki. During their meeting, the two hierarchs discussed matters of mutual interest in a cordial…

On Wednesday, 14 January, the feast day of Saint Platon of Estonia, the first martyr of the Orthodox Church of Estonia, Archimandrite Andreas (Andres) Noorhani was ordained Bishop of Tartu during the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Transfiguration in Tallinn. The episcopal ordination was presided over by His Eminence Metropolitan Stephanos of Tallinn…

The Greek Government took a clear position regarding the attack by the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) against His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, through the Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister and Government Spokesperson, Mr. Pavlos Marinakis. Asked to comment on Moscow’s attack against the Ecumenical Patriarch, Mr. Marinakis stated that it is a sacred…

On 1/14 January 2026, the Patriarchate celebrated the Dominical Feast of the Circumcision of the Lord and the commemoration of Saint Basil the Great with an All-night Vigil, and the Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great, in the order of parrhesia, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. During this feast, hymns of the…

On the Eve of the New Year, 31 December 2025 / 13 January 2026, the ceremony of the cutting of the Vasilopita took place in the hall of the Patriarchate. During this ceremony, His Beatitude, our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos addressed those present with the following address: “And if a man desire much…

With due splendour and in an atmosphere of spiritual joy and reverent devotion, the Parish of Saints Basil and George in the suburb of Islington, in the city of Newcastle, celebrated its feast day, with the participation of a large number of parishioners and pilgrims from across Newcastle and from Sydney. The Festal Divine Liturgy…

The Romanian Patriarchate expresses deep concern and disapproval regarding an initiative aimed at legalising prostitution, considering such an approach incompatible with Orthodox Christian teaching and with respect for human dignity. Prostitution represents a serious form of exploitation and commercialisation of the human body for financial gain, with profound negative consequences for both the individual and…

The Ecumenical Patriarchate issued a statement regarding remarks by Russian agencies against the Ecumenical Patriarch: “The Mother Church of Constantinople, Mother also of the Church of Russia, expresses its profound sorrow over the renewed Russian attack against the person of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, which on this occasion has been launched by state agencies…