On Sunday, May 9/22, 2022, the Patriarchate celebrated the Sunday of the Samaritan woman according to the book of Pentecostarion. On this feast, the whole Church and especially the Church of Jerusalem commemorates the event that has been handed over to us by Saint John the Evangelist (John 4, 5-42). According to this narrative, a…

On Saturday evening, May 8/21, 2022, the graduation ceremony of ‘Saint George’ School of the Patriarchate took place in Ramallah. The ceremony was held at the reception hall in a town hotel with the honorary presence of H.H.B. our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos, who was accompanied by Geronda Secretary-General, His Eminence Archbishop Aristarchos…

On Friday, May 7/20, 2022, the Patriarchate celebrated the feast of the appearance of the sign of the Precious Cross in the heavens. On this feast, the Church, and especially the Church of Jerusalem celebrates the event that took place in AD 351, at the third hour, which is at nine o’clock in the morning,…

His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia visited the Parish of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Mount Gravatt in Brisbane, where he officiated at the Divine Liturgy on Sunday, May 22, in an atmosphere of joy and enthusiasm. This is because last week the members of the Community made a historic decision on its future and…

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After fourteen days of treatment at Sofiamed University Hospital, His Beatitude Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria was discharged and returned to the Patriarchal Home at the Sofia Holy Metropolis, where he will continue with rehabilitation procedures until his full recovery. The Patriarch wholeheartedly thanked the management of the hospital in the person of Dr. Mihail Tikov…

The Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, this week officiated at the ceremony of newly ordained deacon Panagiotis Simos. In welcoming the new deacon to the priestly family of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia, His Eminence noted that “…you are to convince the people that they should rejoice. In a society of sadness and depression,…

The Archbishop of Durres, Tirana and All Albania, His Beatitude Anastasios, will welcome visiting Greek Foreign Minister and Culture Minister Nikos Dendias and Lina Mendoni, respectively. The Greek delegation arrived in Albania on Monday.  

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, on Friday officiated at the Vespers for the great feast day of Sts. Constantine and Helen at the church of the Orthodox Community of Stavrodromi. In his address, the Ecumenical Patriarch referred to the Equal-to-the Apostles Constantine and Helen, with whom, as he reminded, the…