The Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, on Tuesday welcomed the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, at the Patriarchal residence in Bucharest. The Elder Ephraim is visiting the country upon the kind invitation of the Patriarch of Romania, and on the occasion of an international theology…

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday welcomed the visiting Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, His Beatitude Theodoros II, at the White House. His Beatitude was accompanied by the resident Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros. The Orthodox delegation was initially received by presidential counselor Steven Ricchetti, and members of his staff. His…

Today, Oct. 12, marks the 78th anniversary of the liberation of Athens from Nazi occupation, as German troops evacuated the Greek capital on this day in 1944. The hated swastika atop the Acropolis was hastily taken down by a German soldier, with the Greek flag hoisted shortly after. The Nazi regime and its Axis partners…

The Church today venerates the memory of Symeon the New Theologian.

The meetings of the Holy Synod of Antioch in Balamand were launched this morning at the Divine Liturgy, presided by His Beatitude Patriarch John X, in the Monastery of Our Lady of Balamand, and attended by their Eminences the Metropolitans, Fathers of the Synod. ‎Antioch Patriarchate

Tens of thousands of Romanian Orthodox faithful came out for a procession with the relics of two of the most beloved Romanian saints through the streets of Iași on Sunday evening. The feast of St. Paraskeva, October 14, is traditionally one of the most significant religious events in Romania, drawing pilgrims from throughout Romania and…

The Patriarch of Romania participated on Monday evening at the launch of a bilingual Greek-Romanian New Testament edited at the Vatoped Monastery. His Beatitude awarded patriarchal distinctions to Abbot Ephraim of Vatopedi and the whole team of translators, coordinated by Professor Rev. Constantin Coman. The awards were given for “exceptional action in the defence and…

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed the Very Reverend Archimandrite Ephraim, the abbot of Vatopedi Monastery on Mount Athos, at the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest on Tuesday. Discussions during the meeting included potential areas of cooperation between Vatopedi Monastery and the Romanian Patriarchate. “The encounter was extremely enjoyable. I met Patriarch Daniel, who is a great…

The city of Cairns in North Queensland, where a numerically small but exceptionally dynamic centre of Hellenism witnesses to Orthodoxy and our Nation, was visited by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia. The visit took place on the occasion of the laying of the foundation stone for new facilities of the organisation of the Holy…