Balamand, October 9, 2025 On the afternoon of the third day, the Holy Synod continued its sessions by addressing the third theme, which focused on the Christian presence in the Middle East and demographic distribution. The discussion was moderated by journalist Zeina Yazigi, with contributions from Mr. Rabih El Haber and Dr. Shawki Atiyeh. Both…

By the decision of the Holy and Sacred Synod, convened on the 19th of September / 1st of October of the current year, during a night Divine Liturgy celebrated at the Horrendous Golgotha on the 26th of September / 9th of October, the ordination to the diaconate of Mr Alexander Bukhantsev, a Russian-speaking faithful from…

More than 24,500 pilgrims have venerated the relics of Saint Parascheva in Iași as of Thursday morning, according to Agerpres. The annual pilgrimage in Iași began on Wednesday morning with the procession of Saint Parascheva’s relics and their placement in the outdoor baldachin near the Metropolitan Cathedral. Authorities have urged pilgrims to pay special attention…

On Wednesday, October 8th of this year, under the presidency of Pope and Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa, the proceedings of the Holy Synod of the Ancient Patriarchate continued. The morning session opened with a presentation by Metropolitan Makarios of Nairobi, entitled “The Life and Work of Our Holy Father, Pope and…

Abbot Symeon came to seek the venerable Patriarchal blessings for his new ministry at the historic Monastery before his episcopal ordination. On Thursday, 9 October 2025, His Grace Archbishop-elect Symeon, Archbishop of Sinai, Pharan, and Raitho, and new Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine at Mount Sinai, paid a visit to the See…

The Holy Metropolis of Derkoi, under the spiritual guidance of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, announced the Consecration of the Holy Church of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist in Nea Synoikia – Upper Bosporus on Sunday,19 October 2025, at 9:00 p.m. His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will officiate the consecration service, joined by members of…

The sessions of the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Antioch have commenced under the presidency of His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East, with the participation of Their Eminences the Metropolitans: Elias (of Beirut and its surroundings), Elias (of Tyre, Sidon, and their surroundings), Damaskinos (of São Paulo and all…

On Tuesday, 7 October 2025, the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa convened, under the presidency of His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodoros II, at the seat of the ancient Patriarchate in Alexandria. As stated in the communiqué regarding the first day of the Holy Synod’s proceedings: “Invoking the Holy Spirit,…

The Holy Metropolis of Nea Krini and Kalamaria and its Shepherd, His Eminence Metropolitan Ioustinos, with special spiritual joy and emotion, were informed of the canonisation of the late Archimandrite Chrysostomos Papasarantopoulos, who now abides in the heavens, the missionary of Africa, by the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Alexandria. Saint Chrysostomos (Papasarantopoulos) is…