At its first meeting under the presidency of the newly elected Patriarch Daniel of Bulgaria, the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Bulgaria made significant decisions concerning the administration of the church. The Holy Synod decided to appoint Bishop Pahomios of Vranitsa as the first auxiliary bishop to the new Patriarch of Bulgaria. Bishop…

On the occasion of the feast day of the Holy Glorious Great Martyr and Blessed Euphemia, whose holy Relics are kept in the Patriarchal Church, on Wednesday evening, 10 July 2024, the Great Vespers Service took place and were officiated by His Eminence Metropolitan Theoliptos of Iconium. The Holy Relics of Saint Euphemia were placed…

His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia conducted a Pastoral Visit to Tasmania from 6th to 8th of July 2024, and was accompanied by Their Graces, Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis and Bishop Bartholomew of Charioupolis, as well as by clergy of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia. His Eminence was received at the Hobart domestic airport with…

The leader of the Turkish-occupied part of Cyprus Ersin Tatar criticized His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America’s recent statements concerning the Turkish occupation of Cyprus in an interview with nationally-broadcast Turkish TV channel Ulusal Kanal. Tatar called His Eminence’s statements “unfortunate”, “extremely wrong,” and accused him of “distorting the issue” regarding Cyprus. Tatar’s condemnation follows…

On Sunday, June 24/July 7, 2024, the Patriarchate celebrated the feast of the Nativity of the Holy Forerunner and Baptist John in the Holy Monastery named after him, located in today’s suburb of Ein Karem, which is also his birthplace. During this feast, the whole Church, especially the one in Jerusalem, remembers that the Holy…

Following the established order of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, on Sunday, the day after All Saints’ Sunday, the feast of all the Saints practicing in Palestine is celebrated in the Patriarchate, according to the sequence, which the hymn writer of the Great Church of Christ Gerasimos Microgiannanites wrote. In honour of these saints, on Sunday,…

On 7 July 2024, the Metropolitan Cathedral “St. Nedelya” in Sofia celebrated its main feast day, dedicated to St. Nedelya the Great Martyr, with great solemnity. On the eve of this significant day for the citizens of Sofia, the newly elected Bulgarian Patriarch Daniel was welcomed at the cathedral as the patriarch of the Sofia…

On Saturday evening, 6 July 2024, His Beatitude Archbishop Georgios of New Justiniana and All Cyprus, visited and officiated at the Vespers Service and Artoklasia (Blessing of the Five Loaves) on the occasion of the feast day of the Great Martyr Saint Kyriaki, at the Sacred Spring of Saint Kyriaki in the Kireçburnu District of…

By the grace of God, the visits, by arrangement, to the parishes of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea by heterodox students, pastors, monks, and lay people to attend courses on the Theology, History, Worship, and Art of the Orthodox Church have continued unabated. The same is the case with invitations from universities, theological schools, and…