Some months ago, the Very Reverend Archpriests from Lithuania, Vladimiras Seliavko and Vitalijus Mockus, and the Reverend Presbyters Vitalis Dauparas, Gintaras Sungaila and Georgy Ananiev, who were imposed the penalty of deposition from the priesthood by the Patriarchate of Moscow, addressed His All-Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople – New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch by letter…

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The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Porfirije, on Wednesday evening attended an event at the presidential mansion in Belgrade on the occasion of Sovereignty Day, the anniversary of the First Serbian Uprising against Ottoman rule in 1804. In an address, Serbian Alexander Vucic again thanked the Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church for what he…

The Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East this week continued relief efforts for those affected from the Feb. 6 natural disaster, with the first tranche of humanitarian aid, collected by the Church in neighboring Lebanon, transported to the city of Aleppo.

The current month, February, has witnessed several developments related to recognition of the Archdiocese of Ohrid, months after the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople resumed eucharistic communion, after 55 years of non-recognition, with the dominant Orthodox Church in the Republic of North Macedonia. The landmark decision by the Mother Church was followed in close order by…

The Church today venerates the memory of Pamphilios the Martyr & his Companions. Today is also the feast day of Flavianos, Patriarch of Constantinople.

A multi-member group of clergy and students of the Autonomous Church of Finland, led by His Eminence Metropolitan Arsenios of Kuopio and Karelia and His Eminence Metropolitan Elias of Oulu, as well as His Grace Bishop Sergios of Hamina, visited today, Wednesday, 15 February 2023, the Theological School of Halki. The guests were welcomed by…

His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and All Africa, commenced a pastoral visit to Kenya over the weekend, where among others, he will celebrate his patronal name-day on Friday with the Orthodox flock in the country. Arriving in the desolate region of Turkana, the Patriarch of Alexandria dedicated a new school and…

With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, and in the presence of His Grace Bishop Silouan of Sinope, the Agiasmos Service for the commencement of the school year was conducted for St George College. The service was officiated by His Grace Bishop Silouan of Sinope, along with Fr Diogenis Patsouris (Parish Priest),…