After the saving events of Holy and Great Week, the city of Thessaloniki, with due ecclesiastical order and under the leadership of its Bishop, Metropolitan Philotheos of Thessaloniki, together with the abundant participation of the clergy and the Christ-loving faithful, celebrated the fundamental event of the Orthodox faith and life—the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus…

In a spirit of Paschal joy, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain presided at the Service of the Resurrection and celebrated the Paschal Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Divine Wisdom in London. Concelebrating with His Eminence were the Very Revd Archimandrite Theonas Bakalis, the Very Revd Hieromonk Methodios, and the…

On Holy and Great Friday, 10 April 2026, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain presided at Matins and the Service of the Epitaphios Lamentations at the Holy Patriarchal and Stavropegic Monastery of St John the Baptist in Essex. Upon his arrival, His Eminence was received by the Abbot of the Monastery, the…

On the night of Holy Saturday, 30 March / 12 April 2026 (according to the Old and New Calendars respectively), the joyous feast of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ was celebrated in the All-Holy Church of the Resurrection. At midnight, the presiding celebrant, His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III…

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…