Orthodox Romanians and Serbs observed Holy Saturday night by traditionally proclaiming the Resurrection of the Lord in the heart of Vršac, where the administrative centres of the Diocese of Dacia Felix and the Diocese of Banat of the Serbian Patriarchate are situated. After offering the Holy Fire at the cathedral, Bishop Ieronim of Dacia Felix…

The proposed canonization of fifteen Romanian venerables and confessors is a significant event in the history of the Romanian Orthodox Church. This proclamation, set to take place next year, coincides with the Church’s centennial since its patriarchal status was recognized. The files are currently undergoing analysis and are awaiting approval by the Holy Synod of…

On Palm Sunday, 28th April 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain presided over the Service of the Bridegroom, marking the second stop on his pastoral visit to the parishes in Scotland. He was accompanied by His Grace Bishop Raphael of Ilion. The choirs beautifully rendered the hymns of the Bridegroom service,…

The Feast of the Holy Great Martyr George the Trophy Bearer was celebrated in the Patriarchate: A) In the monastic Church of Saints Constantine and Helen, in the context of the Liturgy of the Monday of Bright Week, officiated by His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem After the Divine Liturgy, the congregation went…

With dignity and ecclesiastical order, with the great participation of the pious flock, the Holy Services of Holy Week and the Bright Resurrection were held in the Holy Archdiocese of Qatar. His Eminence the Archbishop Makarios of Qatar presided over the Holy Services, with the co-celebration of the Rev. Elias Barakat. Many believers reverently and…

His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis, Archiepiscopal Vicar of Melbourne, officiated during the Vespers Service on the occasion of the Synaxis of Panagia Portaitissa at the Church of the Dormition of Our Lady in the suburb of North Altona in Melbourne. In the said Holy Church, a copy of the Holy Icon of Panagia Portaitissa…

The Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate note with dismay and strongly condemn Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s decision to proceed with plans to convert the Monastery of Chora to a mosque. “This is yet another contemptuous act against religious freedom perpetrated by the government of Turkey,” the Archons said in a statement on Wednesday. “This…

It was on this day, exactly five years ago, that God our heavenly Father, spoke, through the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, revealing His will for our Church here in Australia. More specifically, it was on the 9th of May 2019 that His Eminence Archbishop Makarios was unanimously elected ‘Archbishop of Australia’,…

Studying the history of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia, whose centenary we are privileged to celebrate this year (1924-2024), one can enumerate countless blessings and benefactions bestowed by the loving Mother Church, our Ecumenical Patriarchate, upon the Greek Orthodox flock of the fifth continent. Among the most recent, tangible and evolving and presently experienced daily,…