On Tuesday, a seven-tonne cross was installed at approximately 130 meters above sea level atop the main dome of Romania’s National Cathedral. “The top engineering moment was elevated by the blessing service officiated by His Grace Varlaam of Ploiești,” said Fr. Nicolae Crîngașu, Patriarchal Counselor coordinating the Department for Church Monuments and Construction at the…

By the mercy of God, Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and all Palestine, To the fullness of the Church, grace, mercy, and peace from the All-Holy and Life-Giving Tomb of the Risen Christ. “Though Thou didst descend into the tomb, O Immortal One, Yet didst Thou destroy the power of Hades; And Thou…

With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, ten new believers were welcomed into the Orthodox Church, at the Parish of the Resurrection of Christ, in the suburb of Kogarah in Sydney. His Grace Bishop Christodoulos of Magnesia, Parish Proistamenos and Chief Secretary of the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Archdiocese of Australia,…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is the spiritual leader of 300 million Eastern Orthodox Christians whose pioneering efforts to bridge scientific and spiritual understandings of humanity’s relationship with the natural world have brought together people of different faiths to heed a call for stewardship of creation. On Thursday, 10 April 2025, the John Templeton Foundation,…

His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, held a meeting with the Minister of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports of Greece, Ms. Sofia Zacharaki, on Friday, 11 April 2025. His Eminence visited Ms. Zacharaki in her office, at the Ministry of Education, in Athens, and had the opportunity to wish her well on her recent assumption…

The Board of Directors of the Interreligious Council of Albania — of which the Orthodox Church of the country is a member — visited His Beatitude Archbishop Ioannis of Albania and congratulated him on his election. The President of the Council for 2025 (the presidency rotates annually among the religious leaders), Roman Catholic Bishop Monsignor…

On Wednesday, 9 April 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided over a Trisagion memorial service at the venerable Patriarchal Church of Saint George for the repose of the soul of the late Metropolitan Damaskinos of Kydonia and Apokoronas. Metropolitan Damaskinos fell asleep in the Lord on Tuesday, 8 April 2025, at the age of…

On Wednesday, 9 April 2025, His Eminence Metropolitan Bartholomew of Polyanis and Kilkis paid an official visit to the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople. During his visit, Metropolitan Bartholomew was warmly received by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. In the context of their meeting, the Metropolitan presented to the Patriarch the first printed copy of the…

On Wednesday, 9 April 2025, the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate convened for its regular session at the Phanar, under the chairmanship of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, to address the matters on its agenda. At the beginning of the meeting, the Synod members expressed their deep sorrow at the passing of…