His Beatitude Patriarch John X, the Most blessed and Reverend, has concluded his pastoral visit to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Latakia and its dependencies, at the invitation of its Shepherd, Metropolitan Athanasios (Fahed). The visit included many important stops at educational, intellectual, cultural, national, and church regeneration that were chronicled in the records of…

As humanity faces a growing wave of religious persecution, oppression, and violence, the First International Conference of Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate provides a basis for coordinated, substantive, and dynamic action worldwide in defense of religious freedom and human rights. His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew addressed the Archons of the Great Church of Christ via…

On the eve of Mid-Pentecost, 29 May 2024, the Agia Sophia Cathedral in Warsaw hosted a solemn Divine Liturgy. Presiding over the service was His Beatitude Archbishop Sawa of Warsaw and Metropolitan of All Poland, with His Eminence Archbishop Gregory of Bielsk delivering the homily. In his address, Metropolitan Sawa emphasised the divine purpose of…

On Thursday, 30 May 2024, the Theological School of Halki resonated with the joyful voices of 30 children from two Greek Diaspora childcare centres in Constantinople: the Creative Workshop of the Holy Trinity and the Kindergarten of Chalcedon. Accompanied by their parents and teachers, the children were warmly welcomed by the Abbot of the Monastery…

On Thursday, 30 May 2024, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew paid a visit to the Greek High School of Imbros, in the village of Agrida, and was joined by His Eminence Metropolitan Kyrillos of Imbros and Tenedos. His All-Holiness was warmly welcomed by the teachers and students of the School, which, it is worth noting,…

On the 30 May 2024, the Third Meeting of the XVIII Plenary Session of the International Joint Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Orthodox Church and the Lutheran World Federation concluded successfully at the centuries-old Patriarchal Monastery of Saint George in Old Cairo. The session ended with messages from the Co-Presidents of the Commission, His…

On Thursday, 30 May 2024, in the village of Gliki on Imbros, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew tonsured Mr. Yiannis Yiannakis as Archon Architektonas of the Great Church of Christ. The Patriarch spoke appropriately to the new Archon of the Mother Church and Mr. Yiannakis in turn thanked the Patriarch for the great honour. The…

STOCKHOLM – His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia celebrated his tenth anniversary at the helm of the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s eparchy in Scandinavia and consecration to the episcopacy during a series of events from May 24-26, 2024. On Friday, May 24, 2024, Metropolitan Cleopas welcomed the Director General of the Church of Greece’s…

Qardaha, May 28, 2024 We visited the tomb of the immortal President Hafez al-Assad, accompanied by the Bishop of Latakia, Mr. Athanasius Fahd, on May 28, 2024. In this event, we say: “May God have mercy on President Hafez al-Assad. This is a word of truth that we say for history and write down today…