Mountain rescuers from Bușteni received on Sunday the Diploma and Medal marking the Centennial of the Romanian Patriarchate. The event took place at Caraiman Monastery, following the Divine Liturgy. Archimandrite David Petrovici, abbot of Caraiman Monastery, presented the diplomas to the rescuers and conveyed the blessing and congratulations of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel for their…

Romanian Orthodox Patriarch Daniel has called for “shared responsibility” among religious communities and state institutions in promoting mutual respect, social peace and interreligious dialogue, warning that antisemitism, xenophobia and all forms of intolerance have no place in public life. In a message addressed to a working meeting between representatives of Romania’s recognised religious denominations and…

The Holy Eparchial Synod of the Archdiocese of Australia will convene in an extraordinary session from 20 to 22 January of the current year, under the presidency of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia. During the course of its proceedings, the matters listed on the Agenda will be examined. It should be noted that the…

His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia received the heartfelt good wishes of hierarchs, clergy, and faithful from the “pre-eminently Greek” Melbourne and, more broadly, from the State of Victoria, during the official dinner held in honour of his name day on Saturday, 17 January, at the Pullman Melbourne Albert Park hotel ballroom. Although the hall…

On Wednesday, January 14, 2026, the Despotic Feast of the Circumcision of Christ was celebrated at the Patriarchate, together with the commemoration of Saint Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia, at the Holy Monastery dedicated to him near the New Gate of the Old City of Jerusalem. On the occasion of the commemoration…

On the morning of Wednesday, J14 January 2026, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, former Archbishop of America, paid an official visit to the Holy Metropolis of Thessaloniki. The Archbishop and his entourage were warmly received by His Eminence Metropolitan Philotheos of Thessaloniki. During their meeting, the two hierarchs discussed matters of mutual interest in a cordial…

On Wednesday, 14 January, the feast day of Saint Platon of Estonia, the first martyr of the Orthodox Church of Estonia, Archimandrite Andreas (Andres) Noorhani was ordained Bishop of Tartu during the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Transfiguration in Tallinn. The episcopal ordination was presided over by His Eminence Metropolitan Stephanos of Tallinn…

The Greek Government took a clear position regarding the attack by the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) against His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, through the Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister and Government Spokesperson, Mr. Pavlos Marinakis. Asked to comment on Moscow’s attack against the Ecumenical Patriarch, Mr. Marinakis stated that it is a sacred…

On 1/14 January 2026, the Patriarchate celebrated the Dominical Feast of the Circumcision of the Lord and the commemoration of Saint Basil the Great with an All-night Vigil, and the Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great, in the order of parrhesia, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. During this feast, hymns of the…