On 18 March 2025, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Bulgaria received the Ambassador of the State of Israel to the Republic of Bulgaria, Yosef Levi Sfari. The meeting took place at the Sofia Metropolis headquarters, with the participation of His Grace Bishop Gerasim of Melnik, Chief Secretary of the Holy Synod. During the discussion, Patriarch…
His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew sent a congratulatory letter to the newly inaugurated President of the Hellenic Republic, Mr Konstantinos Tasoulas, on the occasion of his swearing-in and the official assumption of his duties. In his message, the Ecumenical Patriarch expressed his warmest congratulations and heartfelt wishes for the success of President Tasoulas in his…
By the blessing of His Beatitude Patriarch John X, His Eminence the Most Reverend Metropolitan Gregorios (Khoury) of Homs and Dependencies, and His Grace Bishop Romanos (Al-Hannat), Patriarchal Vicar, attended the Liturgy of the Presanctified gifts at St. Elijah the Zealot Church in Sahnaya. His Eminence Gregorios then delivered a pastoral spiritual talk on the…
With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, the Holy Diocese of Perth was privileged to host a 3-day visit from the renowned missionary Bishop of the Patriarchate of Alexandira, His Grace Bishop Prodromos of Toliara and Southern Madagascar from the 15th to the 17th of March 2025. His Grace arrived in Perth…
With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios, the Holy Diocese of Adelaide continued with its mono-ecclesial celebration of Sunday night Lenten Vespers for Sunday 16th of March 2025. This week’s Vespers was held at the Church of St Nectarios, Croydon Park, and was well attended by clergy and laity alike. A particular feature of…
The reception of the sacred relic of Saint David the Elder at the Theological School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) took place with great reverence on Tuesday, 18 March 2025. The Abbot of the Holy Monastery of St. David, Archimandrite Gabriel, and his holy entourage were welcomed by the Dean of…
His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew spoke on Wednesday afternoon, 19 March 2025, at the 9th International Student Conference on Literature, which is being held under the auspices of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and is dedicated to the great poet and Academic Kiki Dimoula. “Our Conference will properly and rightly deal with the personality, work and contribution…
Patriarch John X Congratulates the Archbishop of Albania “We received with joy the news of your election and ask the Lord to guide you.” Patriarch John X, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East for the Greek Orthodox, sent a message of congratulation to Archbishop John of Albania after his election as Archbishop. The message…
On Saturday, 15 March 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited the Sismanoglio Mansion of the Consulate-General of Greece in Constantinople, accompanied by Grand Protosyncellus Gregory, and attended the concert “Music in the Light – Greek and Thracian Composers of 19th and 20th Century Art Music” performed by the “Apollon” choir of Orestiada, in response…