On Monday, June 13, 2022, a delegation from the Order of Saint Andrew, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate met with Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov. Prime Minister Petkov welcomed the Archons for a discussion about all-important issues of international religious freedom. The Archon delegation also met in the Parliament of Bulgaria with the chairman and…
Following the repose of the venerable Metropolitan Soterios of Pisidia, on Friday June 10, 2022 at 4:15am in Seoul, the body of the deceased hierarch was transferred, per his request, to the Holy Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Gapyeong. Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea, assisted by the Rev. Fr. Antonios Woo and Fr….
On Monday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel praised the Basilica Media Centre of the Romanian Patriarchate as “a media ensemble necessary for the Romanian Orthodox Church in its mission of communicating the Gospel of Christ in the world.” “The Basilica Media Centre, born in the Church and bearing the name of the Church, addresses with priority…
On the Great and Holy Feast of Pentecost, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain presided at the Matins and celebrated the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom at the historic Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Divine Wisdom in Bayswater, London. The V. Rev. Theonas Bakalis, Archimandrite of the Ecumenical Throne and Cathedral…
With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios and the guidance of His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis, Fr Chris Dimolianis presented the fourth and final lecture of the Power of the Word series at the Holy Church of Saints Raphael, Nicholas and Irene in Bentleigh, Victoria. Fr Chris in his lecture titled “In the…
June 15, 2022, upon the invitation of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America convened via videoconference in order to review current matters concerning the life of the Church. The Archbishop informed the Synod of his recent pilgrimage to the Phanar and of his collaborative…
Smiths Creek, Michigan — The feast day of the Holy Trinity was celebrated at the Holy Monastery of the Holy Trinity. Representing Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, Bishop Athenagoras of Nazianzos presided over Divine Liturgy for Holy Pentecost and an All-Night Vigil for Holy Trinity, and celebrated with the Abbott, Elder Joseph, and the pious brotherhood….
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The Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Theophilos III, this week received Greece’s visiting climate crisis and political protection minister, Christos Stylianides, and members of a ministry delegation on an official visit to Israel. Stylianides and members of the delegation, accompanied by Greek diplomats accredited to Israel, were warmly received by His Beatitude and the Hagiotaphite…