Archbishop Nikitas meets His Excellency Dr. Mohammad bin Abdulkarim al-Issa, Secretary General of the Muslim World League, at the Henry Jackson Society On Monday, 16th June 2025, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain participated in a Westminster meeting of the Henry Jackson Society which was addressed by His Excellency Dr. Mohammad bin…
Statement by His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of Jerusalem, on the Criminal Attack Targeting Saint Elias Orthodox Church in Damascus Jerusalem, June 22, 2025 With hearts heavy with sorrow and eyes lifted in prayer, we received the grievous news of the heinous attack that desecrated the sacred grounds of the Church of Saint Elias in…
On the Case of Mr. Samvel Karapetyan: A Call for Mercy, Wisdom, and Unity With a spirit of pastoral reflection, we have followed with sincere concern the decision of the Armenian Criminal Court of General Jurisdiction of Yerevan regarding Mr. Samvel Karapetyan, a faithful steward of the Armenian Orthodox Church and a benefactor whose contributions…
On Thursday, 19 June 2025, the Deputy Mayor of the Metropolitan Municipality of Constantinople, Mr. Nuri Aslan, paid a visit to the Ecumenical Patriarchate. He was warmly received by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. The meeting was attended by associates of Mr. Aslan, as well as representatives of the Mother Church, including His Grace Bishop…
On the afternoon of Tuesday, 17 June 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew warmly welcomed a large delegation of Secretaries from the Roman Catholic Episcopal Conferences of Europe at the Phanar. The group was led by Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops. During the meeting, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew spoke about the…
On Wednesday, the plenary session of Romania’s Chamber of Deputies passed a bill that clarifies the prohibition against the unauthorised exercise of clerical and monastic functions and ensures the exclusive right of religious denominations over modes of veneration for canonised, beatified, sanctified individuals, or those recognised as righteous or symbolic identity figures. According to Agerpres,…
On Sunday, 15th June 2025, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain visited the Church of All Saints in Camden for the celebration of the parish’s patronal feast, marking the Sunday of All Saints. His Eminence presided at the Divine Liturgy, concelebrating with the Revd Protopresbyter Georgios Zafeirakos, parish priest, and assisted by…
From June 11 (Wednesday) to 13 (Friday), the 11th bilateral NCC consultation between Korea and Japan, hosted by the National Council of Churches of Korea(NCCK)and the National Council of Churches of Japan (NCCJ), was held at the at NCCK headquarters under the theme “The Role of the Church as an Apostle of Peace and Reconciliation.”…
The General Directorate of Worship of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, under the auspices of the President of the Republic, Mr. Alassane Dramane Ouattara, and in cooperation with the Holy Orthodox Metropolis of Accra, is organising and funding for the first time a ten-day pilgrimage trip of Orthodox clergy and laypeople to Greece, from June…