The Pilgrimage Church of Panagia Blachernae celebrated on Wednesday, 2 July 2025, in the Phanar- Golden Horn District, the feast of the Deposition of the Holy Robe of the Most Holy Theotokos. The Divine Liturgy and the procession around the Church were presided over by His Eminence Elder Metropolitan Apostolos of Derkoi. His Grace Bishop…

With reverence and solemnity, the Parish of Sts. Anargiri, Cosmas and Damian in Oakleigh joyfully celebrated the Feast of the Holy Wonderworking Unmercenary Physicians, Cosmas and Damian of Rome. His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Melbourne presided over the festal services, beginning with Great Vespers on the evening of Monday, 30 June, followed by Matins and…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew arrived in his birthplace, Imbros, on Wednesday, 2 July 2025. His All-Holiness was accompanied by His Eminence Metropolitan Vasilios of Constantia and Ammochostos, Hierarch of the Holy Church of Cyprus, and Patriarchal Deacons Anatolios Doxastakis and Photios Poulopoulos. At the island’s port, they were warmly welcomed by the local Shepherd,…

The announcement of the Ecumenical Patriarchate regarding the passing away of the late Metropolitan Athenagoras of Bizye, states the following: It is announced with great sorrow that the ever-memorable Metropolitan of Bizye, Athenagoras, fell asleep in the Lord on Tuesday, 1 July 2025. The details of the funeral rites for the ever-memorable hierarch are as…

A large number of faithful gathered at the Church of the Resurrection to pay their final respects to the late Metropolitan Dimitrios of Gjirokaster, who fell asleep in the Lord on 29 July 2025. The Funeral Service was led by His Beatitude Archbishop Ioannis of Albania, with co-celebrants including Their Eminences Metropolitans Antonios of Elbasan,…

Metropolitan Athenagoras of Bizye, Hierarch of the Ecumenical Throne, passed away at the age of 84. Georgios Anastasiades, born in Chicago in 1941, graduated from the Theological School of the University of Athens in 1965 and received a postgraduate degree from the University of Michigan in 1973. He was ordained a Deacon in 1965 and…

“I go with Paschal thoughts to the Lower Land of Moldavia,” declared the Very Rev. Archimandrite Teofil Anăstăsoaie, newly elected Assistant Bishop of the Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău, following his election by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church on Wednesday. The newly elected bishop will bear the title His Grace Assistant Bishop…

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church has elected the Very Rev. Archimandrite Teofil Anăstăsoaie, the Romanian Patriarchate’s Representative to the Holy Places, as Assistant Bishop of the Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău. Archimandrite Teofil has served as the Romanian Patriarchate’s liaison to the Patriarchate of Jerusalem and as Superior of the Romanian Settlements…

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church held its working session in the “Patriarch Teoctist” Aula Magna of the Patriarchal Palace on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 1–2, 2025, under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. The Holy Synod adopted several decisions related to pastoral and missionary activity, including: The canonization of 16 women…