On Tuesday, 16 September 2025, His Eminence Metropolitan Ioannis of Zambia and Mozambique, accompanied by Dr. Georgios Vlachos, Education Coordinator of the Consulate General of Greece in Johannesburg, and Honourable Magistrate Mrs. Anna Vomvas-Holland, visited the Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia, The Right Honourable Nelly Butete Mutti MP. The Speaker warmly welcomed the…

The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania, under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Archbishop Ioannis of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania, convened on 16 September 2025, at the Synodal Centre in Tirana, in accordance with the Church’s Statute. During the session, the following elections were carried out: Metropolitan of Gjirokastër – Nathanail,…

His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East celebrated the Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Life-Giving Cross at the Church of the Holy Cross in Qassaa, in the presence of the Greek Ambassador to Damascus, His Excellency Mr. Emmanuel Kakavelakis. Concelebrating alongside the Patriarch were Bishops Romanos…

Continuing his Apostolic Visit to the U.S. in Washington, D.C., this evening His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew attended a dinner hosted in his honor by the Honorable Michael J. Rigas, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources. His All-Holiness issued a pointed warning about the dangers of nationalism in religion, urging instead a renewed…

This morning, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited Arlington National Cemetery, where he laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier after viewing the solemn, highly-ceremonial guard change. His All-Holiness was escorted by General Andrew Poppas, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Forces Command, and Karen Durham-Aguilera, Executive Director of Arlington National Cemetery. Following the…

The venerable Patriarchate of Jerusalem has received with particular joy the unanimous election of the Very Reverend Archimandrite Symeon Papadopoulos as Hegumen of the venerable and historic Monastery of Sinai. The Holy Monastery of Sinai, which through the centuries has stood forth as a unique centre of Orthodox witness and ascetical tradition, constitutes an inseparable…

On Monday, 15 September, His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, Theodoros II, celebrated the Holy Sacrament of Baptism for one hundred catechumens of the Holy Diocese of Toliara and Southern Madagascar. The ceremony was carried out according to ecclesiastical order, in the presence of clergy and multitudes of faithful. Among those…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew arrived in Washington, DC this evening, September 14, 2025, for his eighth Apostolic Visit to the United States. He was officially welcomed at the airport by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America and Rev. Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne Alexander Karloutsos. Following, an informal welcome was held where he was…

On September 15, 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met privately with President of the United States Donald Trump in the Oval Office. The Ecumenical Patriarch and His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America arrived by motorcade at the North Lawn of the White House. The tone of the meeting was “warm, cordial,” and “sincere,” according…