Ahead of the great feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God, the mosaic depicting the Virgin Mary Orans has been installed in the narthex of Romania’s National Cathedral. In this image, the Most Holy Theotokos is shown with her hands raised and palms open, with the Child Jesus depicted on her chest —…

With the paternal concern of His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem, after responding to a relevant plead, a three member committee was sent from the Hagiotaphite Brotherhood, and since it arrived, it made a series of contacts and discussions in Sinai. The committee that was sent by His Beatitude, after the meeting with the…

On Sunday, 28 July / 10 August 2025, the commemoration of Saint John the New Hozevite, from Romania, was celebrated at the Holy Monastery of the Hozevites. Saint John was distinguished for the high standards of his monastic asceticism and priestly calling, chiefly for his humility, despite his high education, his poverty, his vigil, and…

Today is dedicated to the “flower” of our society – our young men and women. To those noble souls who, despite the harshness of our times and the many distractions they face, keep alive within them the flame of purity, innocence, and hope. To those souls who, even more than we older ones, envision a…

During his upcoming Apostolic Visit to the U.S. in September 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will engage with clergy, youth, and laity at numerous public events, offering the faithful opportunities to receive his blessing and participate in worship services. One such public event will take place on September 23, 2025, when His All-Holiness will…

On Saturday, 9 August 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided at the Divine Liturgy held at the Metochion of the Holy Monastery of Saint Panteleimon of Mount Athos in Galata, Constantinople, marking the feast of Saint Panteleimon the Healer according to the Julian calendar. The Divine Liturgy was celebrated by Grand Archimandrite Iakovos and…

On Saturday, July 27, 2025, or August 9, 2025, with all ecclesiastical splendour, the commemoration of the sacred martyrdom of Saint Panteleimon the Healer and Saint Cyril, Patriarch of Jerusalem, was celebrated at the Holy Monastery of Saint Panteleimon the Healer. Saint Panteleimon was the son of the pagan Eustorgios and the Christian Euboula, who…

On Friday, 8 August 2025, in the presence of Major General Issam Khodr, Assistant Advisor to the Prime Minister of Egypt, Mostafa Madbouly, the team from the Information Centre of the Prime Ministry of the Arab Republic of Egypt conducted a press interview with His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and All…

His Eminence Archbishop Damianos of Sinai sent a letter requesting the intervention of His Beatitude Patriarch Theofilos III of Jerusalem to resolve the issue of the Holy Monastery of St Katherine of Sinai, writing: “We trust your righteous judgement, you are our Father and Patriarch, whom, as a Bishop, I respect, honor and love.” His…