The bells of the Cathedral of the Wisdom of God rang mournfully last night, as Thessaloniki welcomed the body of the Shepherd who served the Metropolis and its people with devotion and love. The late Metropolitan Anthimos returned for the last time to the church that embraced him and that he served with all his…

On Thursday evening, 13 March 2025, following the Great Compline in the Patriarchal Church, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided over the Trisagion Service for the repose of the soul of the late Metropolitan Anthimos, former Metropolitan of Thessaloniki. His All-Holiness was joined by Hierarchs of the Throne, clergy of the Patriarchal Court and pilgrims…

His Excellency Cristian-Leon Țurcanu, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania to the Republic of Moldova, paid an official visit on Tuesday to the headquarters of the Metropolis of Bessarabia in Chișinău. With the blessing of His Eminence Petru, Archbishop of Chișinău, Metropolitan of Bessarabia, and Exarch of the Territories, the ambassador was received by…

A letter from Archbishop George of Cyprus to Patriarch John X: “We stand by you and raise our prayers to the Father of Lights to cover Syria with His peace.” The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, John X, received a letter of solidarity from Archbishop George of Cyprus. In his letter,…

With due ecclesiastical splendour, the Sunday of Orthodoxy was celebrated at the Holy Church of Saint Stephanos in the namesake community, under the jurisdiction of the Holy Metropolis of Derkoi. On the morning of Sunday, 9 March 2025, a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy was presided over by His Eminence Elder Metropolitan Apostolos of Derkoi. Following the…

The presence of Orthodoxy in Africa, and in particular in the Holy Diocese of Arusha and Central Tanzania, has taken root dynamically. With the Missionary Centre in Kidamali, Iringa as a point of reference, the Orthodox Church proceeds with catechesis, charitable works and strengthening of the spiritual life of local communities. On the occasion of…

With all due solemnity and a large turnout of parishioners and friends of the Diplokionion Community in Constantinople, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated on Saturday, 8 March 2025, and a festive event followed, during the annual festival of the Sanctified Spring of the Holy Forty Martyrs. During the Holy Service on Saturday, His Eminence Metropolitan…

The former Metropolitan Anthimos of Thessaloniki has passed away at the age of 91, according to recent information. Former Metropolitan Anthimos (Dionysios Roussas) was born in Salmoni, Pyrgos, Ilia, in 1934. He graduated from the School of Philosophy of Athens in 1957 and from the School of Theology of the same University in 1963. He…

His Majesty King Abdullah II on Tuesday received representatives of the Jerusalem awqaf, church leaders, Jerusalemites, as well as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at Al Husseiniya Palace. During the meeting, a number of attendees spoke about Jordan’s vital role, under the leadership of His Majesty, in supporting Palestinians, and the importance of the Hashemite Custodianship…