On the Sunday of the Paralytic, 11 May 2025, at the Cathedral of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple in the Pera District of Constantinople, the Divine Liturgy took place which was presided over by His Grace Bishop Evmenios of Chora. Also present and joined in prayer were Their Graces, Bishop Elpidios of…

On the Sunday of the Paralytic, 11 May 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided over the Divine Liturgy which took place at the Church of Saint Nicholas of the Poor-house, in Kolonaki, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of its construction. The beautiful post-Byzantine Church of the Merciful Society of Athens, which was…

Corfu Fortress,1924 – As Elder Arsenios had told the refugees, 40 days after they settled in the Corfu castle, he left this life. His passing shocked the community, as Elder Arsenios was their spiritual father, the one who guided them with wisdom, faith and love and the one who helped, more than anybody else, to…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met with the Prime Minister of Greece, Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, on Thursday, 8 May 2025, at the Maximos Mansion. “I bring you the wishes and blessings of the Mother Church and the greetings of the brother Hierarchs from the Phanar,” His All-Holiness said during his reception by Prime Minister Mitsotakis…

The Minister of Labour and Social Insurance of Greece, Ms. Niki Kerameus, visited His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on Thursday, 8 May 2025, at his residence in Athens. She herself, on social media, reported about the meeting: “Today I had an excellent meeting with His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, on the occasion of his visit…

On Tuesday, 6 May 2025, at a special ceremony held to mark the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Marmara Grupu Vakfi Foundation, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was awarded the “Ahmet Samsunlu” award for his contribution to the field of ecology. The ceremony, accompanied by a gala dinner, was attended by many personalities…

On Thursday evening, at the end of his address at the event organised in his honour by the Basil and Eliza Goulandris Foundation, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew referred to the new Pope of Rome, Leo XIV, whose name had been announced a little earlier. Among other things, His All-Holiness stated that he intends to…

On the evening of Wednesday, 7 May, in a brilliant ceremony, which was honoured with the distinguished and blessed presence of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, was conferred an Honorary Doctorate of the Department of Theology and the Department of Social Theology and Religious Studies of the School of…

On Tuesday, 23rd April / 6th May 2025, the Patriarchate celebrated the feast of Saint George the Great Martyr and Trophy-Bearer. This feast and this Saint are among the most popular in the Holy Land, due to his maternal origin from the city of Lydda, where his tomb is located, the many miracles he performed,…