With the blessing and presence of Patriarch John X, the Divine Liturgy for the Sunday of the Myrrhbearing Women (the second Sunday after Easter) was held in the Church of the Holy Cross in Al-Qassaa. The following Reverend Bishops were also present: Romanos (Al Hannat), Arsenios (Dahdal), and Moussa (Al Khasi), together with a group…

With the prayerful participation of Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia and the bishops assembled at the Holy Council of the Serbian Orthodox Church, on Saturday, 18 May 2024, Bishop Aleksei of Hvostan conducted a memorial service. This service honoured all the founders and benefactors of the covenant Church of the Serbian people, dedicated to Saint Sava,…

On Saturday, 18 May 2024, the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate convened under the leadership of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. Deliberating on the agenda, the Synod made significant decisions. Among these decisions was the acceptance of Archbishop Leo of Helsinki and All Finland’s resignation intention. Following a thorough examination of the…

On Monday, 20 May 2024, The Prime Minister of Greece, Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, met with His Eminence Metropolitan Filotheos of Thessaloniki, at the Holy Metropolis. The Prime Minister was welcomed by Fr. Iakovos, Protosyncellus of the Holy Metropolis, and Fr. Fotios, General Hierarchal Commissioner, while Metropolitan Filotheos guided Mr. Mitsotakis to the museum of the…

On 19 May 2024, Sunday of the Myrrh-bearing Women, in a prayerful atmosphere, the Holy Metropolis of Pisidia honoured the memory of the “Tzikko-Panagia”, the copy of the icon of the Mother of God of Kykkos venerated in Antalya, following the healing of a paralytic on that Sunday. It is well known that the Holy…

On a day like today, exactly 83 years ago, the spring sun in the sky of Crete was hidden by swarms of German warplanes. The island’s inhabitants woke up to the sounds of bombings. The nightmare of war, which had soaked the European continent in blood in the preceding months, was now knocking at their…

His Beatitude Archbishop Leo of Helsinki and all of Finland has expressed deep concern over the Turkish government’s decision to convert the Church of Christ the Saviour of the Chora Monastery in Constantinople from a museum into a mosque. This church, renowned for its Byzantine mosaics and frescoes, is part of the UNESCO World Heritage…

On Saturday of Bright Week, 11th May, members of “Syndesmos”, accompanied by Fr. Antonios Lim and the Metropolitan of Korea and Exarch of Japan Ambrosios, visited the campus of the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) at Yong-in. There, the members of “Syndesmos” were guided around the University’s campus and experienced how the lessons at…

On July 12th, 1994, a devout servant of God, known as Elder Paisios of the Holy Mountain (Mount Athos), departed this earthly realm just shy of his 70th birthday. Throughout his lifetime, he was visited by many seeking his spiritual guidance, imparting wisdom, blessings and embodying humility. Born in Cappadocia of Asia Minor in what…