On Saturday, 11 March 2023, the new General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, Rev. Dr. Jerry Pillay, made an official visit to the historic Holy Theological School of Halki, together with a two-member team of WCC collaborators, consisting of Mr. Georgios Laimopoulos, Archon Grand Hieromnemon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and Ms. Xanthi Morphi,…
The New Secretary General of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Rev. Dr. Jerry Pillay, University Professor, is currently undertaking an official five-day visit to the headquarters of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, accompanied by colleges of the Organisation. It is his first official trip to a WCC member Church since assuming his duties on January 1…
On Thursday, 9 March 2023, the GO Fellowship Melbourne initiative its first talk for the year, having invited His Grace Bishop Prodromos of Toliara and South Madagascar, of the Patriarchate of Alexandria, to come and speak. The talk was hosted at the Holy Church of the Entrance of Our Lady, in the Melbourne suburb of…
Beloved sisters and brothers in Christ, Having just returned from the Sacred Center of our Faith, the Ecumenical Patriarchate, I come to you today filled with enthusiasm and hope for our Church – both in the world and in this country. Although there are many difficulties and sad events around the world, such as: 1)…
Reverend Clergy, Dearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It is with great joy that I find myself among you once again, and especially during this period of Holy and Great Lent. We are already in the second Sunday of Lent. This Sunday, our Church presents us with one of the miracles performed by our…
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The Pemptousia television platform today will live-stream the Great Lent liturgy of the Second Salutations to the All-Holy Theotokos, the Virgin Mary, from the cathedral of St. George, in the east Athens district of Papagou, beginning at 19.30 Athens time, or 17.30 GMT. The emotional service includes the chanting of the second stanza of the…
The enthronement of the Church of Cyprus’ recently elected Metropolitan of Paphos, His Grace Tychikos, will take place on Sunday at the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Theodoros, in the coastal city of Paphos, during a ceremony to be officiated by the Archbishop of Nova Justiniana and All Cyprus, His Beatitude Georgios.
The government of Moldova is reportedly ready to hand over the building of the former theological seminary in the capital of Chisinau to the Romanian Orthodox Church-affiliated Metropolis of Bessarabia. The final step is for a draft law, tabled by several deputies of the ruling party, to be ratified by Parliament. The assets of the…