At a time when humanity still faces many challenges from the unprecedented global phenomenon of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are now confronted by another global crisis. As Exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarch in the United Kingdom, my diverse flock includes devout Christians from both Ukraine and Russia. The heartbreak we feel for them and their…

At the request of “Diaconia” Social Mission of the Metropolis of Bessarabia, the Romanian Patriarchate sent a truck-load of food and products of primary necessity for Ukrainian refugees in the Republic of Moldova on Tuesday morning. “It is the first humanitarian transport to the Diaconia Social Mission carried out by the Romanian Patriarchate together with…

His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia paid a visit to the Embassy of Ukraine in Canberra on Wednesday, 2nd March, accompanied by His Grace Bishop Bartholomew of Charioupolis, the Very Reverend Archimandrite Christophoros Krikelis, Chancellor of the Holy Archdiocese, and Reverend Archdeacon Athenagoras Karakonstantakis. His Eminence with his entourage were warmly welcomed by the Ukrainian…

On Monday, February 28, 2022 on behalf of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, His Grace Bishop Apostolos of Medeia accepted the invitation of Metropolitan Antony of Hierapolis of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA (Ecumenical Patriarchate) to participate in the PRAYER VIGIL FOR UKRAINE at the St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Memorial Church in…

The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, arrived for a historic visit to the Holy & Great Monastery of Vatopedi on Mount Athos on Monday, where He was received by the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot (Hegumen) of the monastery as well as monks of the Vatopedi brotherhood. The Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Church…

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The digital magazine Pemptousia today will host an online synaxis, or assembly, from Mount Athos with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim and Romanian faithful of France. The synaxis will begin at 19.30 local time, or 17.30 GMT. The online synaxis can be viewed via Pemptousia television with a parallel translation available in Romanian, French, English, Arabic,…

The Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Metropolitan of Austria, His Eminence Arsensios, expressed his grief and concern over the situation in Ukraine, while explicitly condemning what he called as a Russian invasion. His Eminence spoke after officiating at services on Sunday at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Vienna, praying together with congregants from the Ukrainian Church’s…

  The Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, His Beatitude John X, visited the Holy Metropolis of Beirut on Monday, where he met with the resident Metropolitan of Beirut and Exarch of Phoenicia, His Eminence Elias. Discussions focused on the current situation in the Mideast country and Lebanese society. His Beatitude also expressed a…