On Wednesday, 8 July, a press conference was held at the offices of the Holy Metropolis of Rethymno and Avlopotamos, during which the co-organising authorities announced the programme of commemorative events for the current anniversary year, marking the 160th anniversary of the Holocaust of Arkadi and the heroic self-sacrifice of its defenders. Participating in the…

On Sunday, 28 June 2026, His Eminence Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea and Exarch of Japan visited the Parish of the Holy Apostle Paul in the city of Incheon, where he presided at the Divine Liturgy, concelebrating with Protopresbyter Fr. Daniel Na and Deacon Christopher Jonker. In his homily, the Metropolitan presented the Apostle Paul as…

An official delegation of AEK Football Club visited the Ecumenical Patriarchate at the Phanar in Constantinople on the morning of Thursday, 8 July, with the purpose of presenting the trophy for the club’s 2025–26 Championship to His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. The Patriarch received the AEK delegation with great joy and emotion, speaking warmly of…

On Tuesday, 24 June / 7 July 2026, the Church celebrated the Feast of the Nativity of the Holy, Glorious Forerunner and Baptist John. On this feast, the whole Church, and especially the Church of Jerusalem, commemorates and relives the events concerning the Holy Forerunner as recounted by the Evangelist Luke (Luke 1:1–80), namely his…

His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa  held a cordial meeting with the Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff, General Dimitrios Choupis. His Beatitude was accompanied by His Eminence Metropolitan George of Guinea during the meeting. The encounter reflects the continued spirit of cooperation and mutual respect between…

On 1 August 2026, the island of Imbros will receive the sacred Icon of the Mother of God of the Akathist Hymn from Mount Athos. During the night of 7–8 August, marking the 1,400th anniversary of the chanting of the Akathist Hymn in the Church of the Theotokos at Blachernae in the Queen of Cities…

On Tuesday, 7 July, the Divine Liturgy, together with the Artoklasia service, was celebrated at the Holy Spring of the Holy Great Martyr Kyriaki of the Mountain, presided over by His Eminence Elder Metropolitan Apostolos of Derkoi.   vema.com.au

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church has encouraged Romanian children and young people living abroad to remain faithful ambassadors of Christianity and Romanian values, emphasising the importance of preserving their language, cultural heritage and spiritual roots through active ties with their homeland. In an official message addressed to participants in the 17th…

On Tuesday, 7 July, a group of children from Romania, currently participating in the Patriarchal Children’s Camp on the Island of Proti, visited the Ecumenical Patriarchate, where they were received by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. According to an official report issued by the Camp, the day’s excursion included visits to several historic and spiritual…