The President of the Higher Patriarchal Ecclesiastical Academy of Crete, Associate Professor, Emmanuel K. Doundoulakis, visited His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Ecumenical Patriarchate on the 25 May 2023, after the publication of the Government Gazette of his appointment, in order to receive the Patriarchal blessing. The President of the Higher Patriarchal Ecclesiastical Academy…

On Saturday the 29th of April His Grace Bishop Elpidios of Kyanea received members of the working group “Friends of St John of Prevelly” at the Archdiocesan District of Perth offices. The working group, consisting of various enthusiastic professionals, have recently started working together with Fr John Sullivan, Parish Priest of St Nicholas in Bunbury,…

On the morning of Thursday, 4 May 2023, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and his venerable Entourage visited the historic Basilica of the Holy Cross (Basilica di Santa Croce) in Florence. It is the largest Franciscan church in the world which contains inside it the entire history and faith of Western civilization. His All-Holiness was…

The historic Basilica of San Lorenzo (St. Lawrence) in Florence was visited by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew with his Entourage. The Basilica of Saint Lawrence is the city’s first cathedral, the first place of Christian worship built in the Medici city. It was the first seat of the bishops of the city, from where…

Accompanied by members of the holy community of the Monastic State, the official reception of the holy icon of the Panagia “Axion Esti” took place, in the square of the Metropolis of Athens, in the presence of His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and all Greece and representatives of the political and state leadership. The…

On Friday, April 28, 2023 at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America hosted a Repatriation Ceremony to commemorate the official return of three historic manuscripts by Swann Galleries. Dating back to thr 16th and 17th centuries, they are among nearly 900 religious objects and manuscripts looted from…

On Wednesday, 3 May 2023, His Eminence Metropolitan Kallinikos of Kastoria visited the Aquarium of Kastoria, which bears the name of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, along with the Mayor of Kastoria Mr. Ioannis Korentsidis. His Eminence handed over to the Mayor and the people in charge of the Aquarium a large frame with the…

Tuesday, before departing for the European Championship in Spain, His Eminence Archbishop Irineu blessed the Romanian National Bodybuilding and Fitness Team at Christ Pantocrator Monastery in Alba Iulia. Gabriel Toncean, the president of the Romanian Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness, headed the team. “Let’s say a young gymnast wants to compete in the Olympic games….

In a message on National Youth Day (May 2), His Grace Benedict of Bistrița, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Vad, Feleac and Cluj, urged young people “to be enthusiastic, joyful and full of hope” and be inspired by the experience of older people. Being one of the youngest hierarchs in the Romanian Holy Synod,…