On 31 March / 13 April 2026, Monday of the Renewal Week, the feast of Pascha was celebrated by the Patriarchate with the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Sepulchre Brotherhood, in the Patriarchal and monastic Church of Saints Constantine and Helen. The Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the same manner as that of the night…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew sent a warm congratulatory message to the newly elected Prime Minister of Hungary, Péter Magyar, recalling the historical ties of that country with the Ecumenical Patriarchate. vema.com.au

In the context of the exhibition “Giorgos Taxidis. Mount Athos. A Place of Silence”, currently hosted at the Sismanoglio Megaro in Constantinople, a meeting took place between representatives of the Agioreitiki Estia and His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Patriarchal offices in the Phanar. The Director of the Agioreitiki Estia, Anastasios Douras, together with…

Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church said the Resurrection of Christ is the central truth of Christian faith, in his homily delivered at the midnight Pascha service in Bucharest. Addressing thousands of faithful gathered for the Resurrection service on Holy Saturday night, the Patriarch of Romania underlined that the Resurrection is not a symbolic…

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church marked 120 years of Romanian Orthodox ministry in Vienna, praising the community’s role in preserving faith, identity and culture in the diaspora. In a message addressed to Romanian Orthodox believers in the Austrian capital, the Patriarch of Romania highlighted the historical significance of the parish of…

Most beloved brothers and sisters, Our all-good Lord has deemed us worthy this year as well to celebrate the great feast of the Orthodox Church, “the Feast of feasts and the Festival above every festival,” the luminous and holy Pascha. Pascha is truly the greatest and most joyful feast of our faith. Therefore, the Church,…

This year as well, before the great feast of the radiant Resurrection of our Lord, on Lazarus Saturday or Holy Saturday, a number of catechumens were counted worthy to become members of the Orthodox Church sojourning in Korea, through the holy mysteries of Baptism and Chrismation. At Saint Nicholas Cathedral in Seoul, on Lazarus Saturday,…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew received, on Bright Tuesday, 14 April, with brotherly love, His Beatitude Sahak Masalyan, Patriarch of the Armenians in Turkey, together with his honourable entourage. His Beatitude conveyed his warm wishes, as well as those of the Armenian Community, to His All-Holiness and, through him, to his flock for the Holy…

The proceedings of the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Archdiocese of Australia continue today, Wednesday, 15 April 2026. The Synod is convening in regular session during the Pentecostarion period, in accordance with the Holy Canons and the provisions of the Constitution, under the presidency of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia. Following the opening prayer…