On the evening of Sunday, May 29/June 11, 2023, a reception was organized at the Sergei Hotel in Jerusalem by the Russian Spiritual Mission – (MISSIA) in honour of the National Independence Day of Russia. H.H.B. our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos was invited to this event after the Elder Secretary-General His Eminence Archbishop…

His Beatitude Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa met with the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr. Nikos Christodoulides, on Monday and discussed issues that concern the area of Egypt, the “Hellenism Centre” being built in the new Administrative Capital of Cairo, and humanitarian missions throughout Africa. Speaking after the meeting at…

Faculty colleagues visited His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel at the Patriarchal Residence on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Clergy who graduated from Sibiu’s Faculty of Orthodox Theology “St. Andrew Șaguna” in 1974 visited the Patriarchal Residence accompanied by their spouses. The day’s program began with the veneration of the relics of St. Demetrius the New, kept inside…

His Eminence Archbishop Teodosie of Tomis participated in the celebrations of the “Holy Trinity” Church’s centenary of uninterrupted ministry in the Romanian language in Sofia. The hierarch also had a meeting with Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria. Although the church was consecrated on December 6, the series of celebratory events began on the feast of Pentecost….

On the morning of Saturday, May 28/June 10, 2023, the cadets of the Patriarchal School of Zion, graduates, seniors and other students, visited His Beatitude on the occasion of the end of the school year and the beginning of the summer vacation. In the context of this visit, the students thanked His Beatitude for the…

On Pentecost Sunday, after the Divine Liturgy and Vespers of the Feast of the Holy Spirit, the community of Saint Nicholas Cathedral in Seoul organized its annual spring International Food Festival in the churchyard. The wonderful weather as well as the delicious food and sweets that were offered brought many people to the festival area,…

A delegation from Putna Monastery visited the Romanian community in the United States of America between May 17 and June 1. Abbot Melchisedec Velnic offered the Romanians a fragment of the relics of Saint Jacob of Putna. During the itinerary, the delegation’s first stop was at “Saints Constantine and Helen” Metropolitan Cathedral in Chicago to…

The Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Canada calls the faithful to prayer after the historic church of the “Assumption of the Mother of God” Parish in Boian/Willingdon, Alberta, burned to the ground on the evening of June 6. Boian is home to the oldest Romanian Orthodox community on American soil. “A sad news for the community…

Very Reverend Archimandrite Chrysostomos and Reverend Fathers, Your Excellency Ambassador Sekeris, Archdiocesan Cathedral Board of Trustees President: Stella Pantelides, and the Entire Cathedral Board and Philoptochos Sisterhood, Cathedral Gala Co-Chairs, Monica and John, Dear Friends, I am delighted to be with you for this 85th Cathedral Gala – a truly impressive number! We gather to…