His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch visited the Holy Church of Prophet Elijah in the Dweila district of Damascus on Monday, 23 June 2025 at 6:00 p.m. During his visit, the Patriarch offered prayers for the repose of the souls of the victims, the healing of the wounded, and the comfort of the grieving…

“Every person who is shocked by such heinous actions, regardless of the religion they follow, has a duty to oppose, in word and deed, intolerance and the phenomena of blind violence and terrorism. How much more so for the powerful of this world, the political leaders and governments, who hold the destinies of peoples in…

With great joy and spiritual delight, the Holy Metropolis of Sweden and All Scandinavia announces to the devout faithful of the Mother Church of Constantinople in Scandinavia that, following the administrative reorganization of the parishes in Sweden and Norway and the legal recognition of the Parish of St. Bartholomew in Reykjavik, Iceland, the process for…

Holy Cross Church, Damascus, June 24, 2025 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. Christ is risen! Truly He is risen! Let us worship His Resurrection on the third day. Your Beatitudes, Your Eminences, Reverend Fathers, Beloved ones, I have set aside the word…

Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has just received the Ecumenical Award of the Catholic Academy of Bavaria “in recognition of his contribution to the Ecumenical Dialogue, that is, the effort to bring Christian Churches closer together.” At the ceremony in Munich on June 6, 2025, Bishop Dr. Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, President…

Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate In the presence of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the newly built Chapel dedicated to Saint Sophrony the Athonite, founder of the Monastery of Saint John the Baptist in Essex, was consecrated in Maldon, England on Sunday, June 22, 2025. Presiding over this solemn and joyful event was His Eminence…

The ongoing tragedy of human existence and the relentless violence in the Middle East has reached into our own community. On June 22, 2025, during Divine Liturgy at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Prophet Elias (Mar Elias), on the outskirts of Damascus, a suicide bomber opened fire before detonating an explosive vest, killing at…

His Beatitude John X, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, received numerous condolences calls regarding the martyrs of St. Elias Church – Douweila, Damascus. The callers expressed their heartfelt sympathy and solidarity with the Patriarchate of Antioch in this profound tragedy. Among those who extended condolences were: – President of the…

“With the saints and through our prayers, as mentioned by their Beatitudes, Holinesses, Bishops, and all the Fathers—and with you—may the Lord heal all. May He heal all those afflicted, all the sick who are here in the hospitals. Dearly beloved, tomorrow at one o’clock in the afternoon, we wish to inform you that the…