In the Communiqué of the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for the month of June 2023, we read: The Holy Body examined, with the proposal of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the appeal made by Fr. Ioannis Koval, deposed by the Church of Russia, and, found that the reasons for which he…

On Thursday afternoon, 6 July 2023, on the occasion of the feast day of Saint Kyriaki the Great Martyr, in which the Sacred Spring of the Therapeia Community in Kireçburnu celebrates, in Constantinople, the Vespers of the feast day took place, with the blessing of the five loaves (Artoklasia), which was also presided over by…

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church met for its working session at “Patriarch Teoctist” Aula of the Patriarchal Palace on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. The session was chaired by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. The Holy Synod elected by secret ballot the Very Reverend Archimandrite Paisie Teodorescu, patriarchal vicar, in the dignity of patriarchal…

On July 5, 2023, at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America headquarters, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America welcomed students from the American College. Accompanying the students were professors from school. The students are making an educational visit to America where they are part of the Athens College High School Drama Club’s performance of “Koinos…

16th edition, Iași, July 10–14, 2023 We are pleased to announce that the International Masterclass of Byzantine Chant in Iasi, the largest event in Romania dedicated exclusively to the teaching and performance of the Psaltic Art, now in its 16th edition, will take place between July 10-14, 2023. This edition will be a very special…

On Wednesday morning, 5 July 2023, at the “Grove of the Missing of the Cyprus Tragedy”, in Vergina Imathia, a commemorative event on the occasion of the 49th anniversary of the coup and the Turkish invasion of Cyprus took place. At the beginning, His Eminence Metropolitan Panteleimon of Veria, Naoussa and Campania, conducted a Trisagion…

On Monday, 3 July 2023, in the presence of His Eminence Archbishop Evgenios of Crete and other Hierarchs, the graduation ceremony was held for the new graduates of the Higher Patriarchal Ecclesiastical Academy of Crete. Present also for the graduation ceremony in the packed-out ceremony hall of the Academy were Their Eminences, Metropolitan Irenaios of…

On Tuesday, June 21/July 4, 2023, H.H.B. our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos accepted: The former Mayor of Bejalla, Mr Nikolaos Hamis, followed by members of his family and the Priest of Bejalla, Father Youssef Hodali. A group of Israelis from Northern Israel near the border with Lebanon under Mr Sidi Zidkiyahu Simenhaus. A…

Today His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros presided over a special meeting of the Holy Eparchial Synod which was convened through videoconference. As previously announced during the most recent meeting of the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, of which the Archbishop serves as a member for the current period, the Archbishop proposed to fill…