The Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Theophilos III, was among the Heads of Churches of Jerusalem who met with the City’s mayor, Moses Leon, at the Catholic Monastery of the Franciscans. In addressing the meeting and the mayor, His Beatitude noted, among others, stressed that “…As you are well aware, this unique identity of Jerusalem…

The Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, His Most Divine Beatitude Theodoros II, this week officiated at enthronement ceremony of the Bishop of Brazzaville and Gabon, His Grace Panteleimon of Naucratis, the Patriarchate’s First Secretary and hierarch member of the Holy and Sacred Synod. The ceremony followed the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal…

The political leadership in the Republic of North Macedonia, which lies due north of the Greek province of Macedonia, welcomed a landmark decision by the Sacred and Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople to recognize, as canonical, the Orthodox Church in the land-locked country. The latter was recognized as the Church of Ohrid,…

Hierarch members of the Holy Synod of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece convened on Wednesday for a second straight day, under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos. The Holy Synod approved of a program for this year’s celebratory commemorations and events in veneration of the memory of St. Paul, Apostle to the Nations,…

Ukrainian authorities have announced a decision to suspend some of the Russian gas exports to Europe, which flow in pipelines through the country. The country’s gas transmission system operator cited interruptions at key transit points a day earlier. Even amid the Russian invasion, Ukraine has continued to allow the transport of Russian gas through its…

The Church today venerates the memory of Methodios and Cyril, Equal-to-the Apostles, Illuminators of the Slavs.

Dear members and friends of the Holy Metropolis of Sweden in Denmark, As part of the framework of His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia’s pastoral care and concern for the flock of the Mother Church of Constantinople in the Northern Lands, His Eminence will be visiting the greater Århus area in Denmark…

The Holy Metropolis of Sweden and All Scandinavia welcomes the audit report sent by the Swedish Tax Agency (Sw. Skatteverket), in May 2022, vindicating the Holy Metropolis from the false accusations and defamatory publications printed by the Swedish newspaper “Göteborgs Posten”. The audit report follows a full and detailed audit conducted by the Swedish Tax…

The Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, His Most Divine Beatitude Theodoros II, on Monday referred to what he charged as the “predatory and disrespectful” conduct of the Russian Church, as well as the “…seizure of parish communities of native Orthodox Christians” in Africa. His Most Divine Beatitude also cited what he referred…