On the Second Sunday of Lent, 16 March 2025, a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy was conducted at the Church of the Holy Twelve Apostles of the Feriköy Community in Constantinople, and was presided over by His Eminence Metropolitan Stephanos of Kallioupolis and Madytos, Patriarchal Supervisor of the Feriköy District. At the end of the Divine Liturgy,…

His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece contacted the newly elected Archbishop of Albania, His Beatitude Archbishop Ioannis of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, by telephone, to whom he expressed warm congratulations on his election. Also, His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos sent a Synodal Letter to Archbishop Ioannis, wishing him a long, prudent, evangelical,…

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel has expressed his deep sorrow for the tragedy that took place on Sunday in a nightclub fire in the North Macedonian town of Kocani. In his message to Archbishop Stefan of Ohrid, Skopje and North Macedonia, the Parriarch of Romania expressed his condolences to the bereaved families and offered his prayers…

On Sunday, Metropolitan Ioannis of Korçë was unanimously elected the new Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and all Albania by the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania. On this occasion, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel sent a congratulatory message. The Patriarch of Romania wished him many blessed years in the service of the Orthodox…

On Friday evening, 14 March 2025, at the magnificent Church of Saints Constantine and Helen of Hypsomatheia, in Constantinople, the Service of the Second Stanza of the Salutations to the Most Holy Theotokos was celebrated. His Eminence Metropolitan Maximos of Selyvria, Supervisor of the Hypsomatheia Region, officiated at the Service. A group of students and…

On the Second Sunday of Lent, 16 March 2025, the Holy Monastery of Esphigmenou celebrated its patron, Saint Gregory Palamas, who served as abbot of the Monastery for three years. The Feast Day was presided over by His Eminence Metropolitan Ieronymos of Larissa and Tyrnavos, who was joined by the abbot of the Esphigmenou Monastery,…

On the occasion of the election of Metropolitan Ioannis as the new Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës, and All Albania, Metropolitan Epifaniy of Kyiv and All Ukraine extended his heartfelt congratulations on behalf of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. Metropolitan Epifaniy expressed his joy at the election, stating: “On behalf of myself and the entirety of…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, upon learning of the tragic accident that took place in the early hours at an entertainment centre in the town of Kočani, North Macedonia, claiming the lives of 59 people and injuring over 100, sent messages of condolence to the President of the Republic of North Macedonia, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, and…

Upon learning of the election of the new Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës, and All Albania, Metropolitan Ioannis, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew sent him a warm message of congratulations on Sunday afternoon, wishing him a blessed and fruitful ministry. Later that same day, His All-Holiness personally contacted His Beatitude Archbishop Ioannis by telephone, and the…