His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided over the Divine Liturgy concelebrated with Patriarch Daniel and the members of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church on the occasion of the inauguration of the National Cathedral. Over 30,000 believers from home and abroad attended the event. At the end of the Divine Liturgy, all Orthodox…

Georgian Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II spoke on the upcoming presidential runoff, and expressed his hope that the candidates will accept the election results. The Patriarch made the statement in his St. George’s Day sermon on November 23 in the Holy Trinity Cathedral. Both Salome Zurabishvili and Grigol Vashadze were present at the ceremony. “We are…

On Saturday, His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew addressed the members of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church gathered in solemn session at the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest expressing his hope that ‘the Romanian Orthodox Church will be involved in preserving church unity and justice.’   The solemn session of the Holy Synod was…

On Friday, Nov. 23, the delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, led by His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, paid a visit to the Embassy of the Hellenic Republic in Romania.   Also present were Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Patra, and other representatives of the Romanian Patriarchate.   The delegations were welcomed by His Excellency the Ambassador of…

On Friday, November 16, 2018, there was a Christmas event with an artistic program from various local traditions at the courtyard between the Bishop’s Residence and the Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Qatar. The artistic program included up-to-date Christmas songs from the Russian-speaking choir “Kamerton”, the Mixed Choir of the Roman Catholic Church, the children…

On Wednesday, November 8/21, 2018, the commemoration of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel and all the heavenly Bodiless Hosts was celebrated at the Holy Monastery of Archangel Michael of the Patriarchate, which is located a stones-throw away North-west of the Patriarchate. Vespers in the evening and the Divine Liturgy in the morning were led by…

The Honourable Hand of Saint Andrew the First-Called arrived Friday morning in Bucharest being brought for the consecration of Romania’s National Cathedral, an event that will be recorded by history. The reliquary containing the Honourable Hand of Romania’s Patron Saint was brought by a delegation of the Greek Orthodox Church, led by Metropolitan Chrysostomos of…

His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople has arrived in Bucharest to lead the historic consecration ceremony of Romania’s National Cathedral, a memorial church built in honor of all the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country’s independence. Born Demetrios Archondonis in 1940 on the island of Imvros (today, Gökçeada, Turkey), His All-Holiness Bartholomew…

On Wednesday, November 21, 2018, the Patriarchate celebrated the feast of the Synaxis of Archangels Michael and Gabriel and of all the heavenly hosts in Joppa, at the Holy Monastery of the Patriarchate dedicated to Archangel Michael. The Church of the monastery had been completely destroyed by a fire and it was then rebuilt from…