In a moment of historical importance for Christians in the Middle East, His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan and His Beatitude Theophilos III of Jerusalem today inaugurated a new university, the Baptism Site International Orthodox University. This new institution of Higher education, the first of its kind, is located at Al-Maghtas, the sacred baptism…

Referring to the piety of the Cappadocians, who preserved their Greek identity deep within the East thanks to the Ecumenical Patriarchate and Orthodoxy, especially those among them who lost the Greek language, as well as to the Christian values that “can fill the souls of modern people who have lost their sense of direction,” the…

On Sunday of the Blind Man, 17 May 2026, His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and All Africa presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Patriarchal Monastery of Saint Sabbas the Sanctified in Alexandria. Concelebrating with him were His Grace Bishop Ignatios of Salona, Assistant Bishop of the Holy Archdiocese of…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew received former Romanian President Emil Constantinescu on Saturday at the headquarters of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the Phanar district of Constantinople. The meeting took place during Emil Constantinescu’s participation in the 29th Eurasian Economic Summit, where he represented the Institute for Advanced Studies for the Culture and Civilization of the…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, in light of the presence of the official Patriarchal Delegation in Tbilisi for the first Patriarchal and Synodal Divine Liturgy of the newly elected Patriarch of Georgia, Shio III, responded to his telephone call on the evening of Sunday, 17 May, and the two Primates held a fraternal conversation. His…

Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești, the Holy Synod’s general secretary, met on Thursday, May 14, at the Patriarchal Palace with representatives of the International Orthodox Christian Scouts Organisation “Desmos”. The bishop highlighted the importance of involving young people in educational and community activities amid the challenges of contemporary society. “It is very important that…

“Through this holy work of Jesus upon the blind man, he received physical sight, but also spiritual sight, namely faith,” Patriarch Daniel of Romania underlined on Sunday at the historic “St George” Chapel of the Patriarchal Residence. His Beatitude emphasised that through faith, man perceives the presence and work of God in creation and in…

On Sunday, 17 May, at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Tbilisi, Georgia, a Patriarchal and Synodal Divine Liturgy was celebrated for the enthronement of the new Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia, Shio III, with the participation of delegations from the Orthodox Churches. The Ecumenical Patriarchate was represented by a delegation consisting of His Eminence Archbishop…

On the Sunday of the Blind Man, 17 May 2026, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew concelebrated with His Beatitude Archbishop Ioannis of Albania at the Church of Saint Theodore in Malakopi (Derinkuyu), with whom he is undertaking a pilgrimage to the sacred land of Cappadocia.      vema.com.au