In the context of the Solemn Year of the Pastoral Care of the Elderly, Basilica.ro photojournalists invite you to visit the Patriarchate’s Hill to admire an exhibition titled “Our Parents and Grandparents.” The event marks the 15th anniversary of the Basilica News Agency’s online activity. The exhibition, which features dozens of frames depicting serene portraits…

The 2nd International Scientific Conference of Chalcedon, entitled: “Ecumenical Patriarchate XVII – XVI Centuries – The Era of Reconstruction”, will be held in Constantinople on 23 and 24 October 2023. His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will give the opening address. The purpose of the Conference is to highlight the course of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in…

Jerusalem, October 19, 2023 The Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem expresses its strongest condemnation of the Israeli airstrike that have struck its church compound in the city of Gaza. The Patriarchate emphasizes that targeting churches and their institutions, along with the shelters they provide to protect innocent citizens, especially children and women who have lost their…

Venerable Hierarchs, Pious Clergy, Ministry of Christ, Most Reverend Nuns, Devout Christians,   “God is wonderful in His Saints …”, (Psalm 67, 36) We derive great spiritual benefit, my brothers and sisters, by honoring our Saints, for they, seated by the Throne of God, intercede for us all. In addition, honoring the Saints also means…

Your Eminence, Metropolitan Demetrios of Kefallonia, Honorable local officials, Reverend fathers and distinguished guests of this banquet, Τhe joy and the elation we feel is evident, as we sit alongside of you at this table, in this banquet of your love. On this table, we see reflected the other table, the heavenly Table of the…

Greek Defense Minister Mr. Nikos Dendias on Wednesday visited the island of Agios Efstratios to attend the events for the 111th anniversary of the island’s liberation from Ottoman Rule. In his speech at the ceremony, Dendias highlighted that Agios Eleftherios is a landmark for the defense of Greece’s right to sovereignty. “Greece maintains, like every…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, on Tuesday morning, October 17, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Theology by the Pontifical University of Salamanca, in a special ceremony held in the Great Hall of the historic RC educational institution. Hierarchs, the Apostolic Nuncio to Spain, the Ambassadors of Greece to Spain and Portugal, diplomats, officers of…

On Wednesday, 18 October 2023, riot police fired tear gas after participants in a thousands-strong pro-Palestinian march tried to advance on the Israeli Embassy in Athens. No arrests or injuries were reported, and the unrest ended quickly. An estimated 10,000 people took part in Wednesday evening’s demonstration, many waving Palestinian flags. The march was organised…

On Tuesday the 17 October 2023, His Grace Bishop Elpidios of Kyanea held a meeting with the Church Committee of Sts Constantine and Helene. The meeting was hosted by His Grace in the offices of the Archdiocesan District of Perth located in Dianella. His Grace opened the meeting with prayer and a spiritual reflection on…