The priests of the Diocese of Damascus and Rural Damascus concluded the meeting, held with the blessing and presence of their great father, His Beatitude Patriarch John X, in the Patriarchal Monastery of St. George Al-Humeyra, after taking participation in the Divine Liturgy on Thursday morning, June 9. Over the course of the meeting, the…

The 14th Synaxis of the Bishops of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia was held in Sydney on June 7-8, under the chairmanship of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia. The topics which were covered include the celebration of the memory of Saint Bartholomew the Apostle and the name day of the Ecumenical Patriarch throughout Australia….

Constantinople — June 8, marked the start of the fifth Halki Summit conference in Constantinople. This year’s theme is “Sustaining the Future of the Planet Together: the Prophetic Ministry of Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew,” and is sponsored in part by generous grants from Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and the CR Florence Foundation….

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The Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece this week issued a relevant announcement regarding the recent renewal of Eucharistic communion between the Orthodox world and the now canonical Archbishopric of Ohrid. Hierarchs of the Church of Greece first expressed their satisfaction over the Patriarchal letter conveyed by His All Holiness Bartholomew I, referring to a “calming”…

The Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Theophilos III, this week received the visiting Chief of Hellenic National Defense General Staff, Gen. Konstantinos Floros, who arrived in Israel at the invitation of his Israeli counterpart, Gen. Rav-Aluf. The top Greek military leader toured and prayed at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, on Wednesday welcomed the President of the Republic of Montenegro, Milo Djukanovic, to the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Phanar district see. His All Holiness expressed joy over the visit of the head of state of the Adriatic country, reminding of recent visits to the Mother Church of…

The Metropolitan of Corfu, Paxous and the Diapontian Islands, His Eminence Nektarios, continues to face legal proceedings for allegedly violating state-imposed measures to combat the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Metropolitan Nektarios was fully acquitted by a first instance court on the island, yet the state’s prosecutor filed an appeal, something possible under Greek law,…

The Church today venerates the memory of Cyril, Patriarch of Alexandria.