The Metropolitan of Warsaw and Archbishop of All Poland, His Beatitude Sawa, on Monday officiated at a Divine Liturgy at the chapel of Sts. Cyril and Methodios, on the occasion of the new academic year at the Orthodox Cultural Center in the Polish capital, where the Church of Poland’s seminary is located.
The Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, on Monday attended the presentation, in Bucharest, of a Greek-Romanian language edition of the New Testament, an effort supported by the Holy & Great Monastery of Vatopedi of Mount Athos. The unveiling of the Greek-Romanian New Testament came on the first day of an international theological symposium…
Orthodox churches and chapels in the occupied parts of the east Mediterranean island of Cyprus continue to fall prey to Muslim settlers imported from the Anatolia hinterland by the Turkish military and other extremists. Christian places of worship are in disrepair, while often-times illegal settlers and the occupation forces have transformed them into garbage dumps…
The Church today venerates the memory of Philip the Apostle of the 70, one of the 7 Deacons.
We, the Council of the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem, have noted with grave concern the recent call of the new British Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Liz Truss, for her government to review the placement of the British Embassy to Israel. This directive was in response to the request of the…
His Beatitude Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria visited the 9/11 Memorial and Museum on Saturday. He was accompanied by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, Their Eminences Metropolitans George of Guinea and Nikodimos of Memphis, and Sub-Deacon Moses Kariuki Maina. Orthodox Observer
On Monday, October 10, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited the Soup Kitchen of the renowned Community of Stavrodromi, and ate with the young students and teachers of the Creative Workshop of The Holy Trinity and Zappeion Primary School, at the meal that he himself gave in memory of his mother. After praying with everyone…
This year marks the 100-year anniversary of the Asia Minor catastrophe – an event that led to the extermination by the Turks of millions of Armenians, Pontian and Asia Minor Greeks, and Assyrians. With the blessing and inspiration of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia and under the guidance of the local Archepiscopal Vicar for…
From 5th until 9th October 2022 the Greek island of Rhodes hosted the 5th Conference of the Network of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for Pastoral Health Care. The Patriarchal Network brings together Orthodox Christian Clergy and a variety of professionals working in health, from all over the world. It consists of representatives from the Archdioceses and…