On Thursday morning, 14 March 2024, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, in the presence of the Hierarchs of the Throne and members of the Patriarchal Court, conducted a Trisagion service for the repose of the souls of the late Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria and Bishop Ierotheos of Efkarpia, Abbot of the Holy Patriarchal and Stavropegic…

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania sent condolences to the Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church following the death of Patriarch Neophyte. Full text: Bucharest, 14 March 2024 To the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church It is with deep sorrow that we learned about the passing away, after battling a long illness, of…

The body of His Beatitude Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria will lie in state in the Church of St. Marina in Sofia, as announced by Metropolitan John of Varna and Veliki Preslav, prior to his funeral service. Earlier, the Metropolitan presided over the Trisagion service to honour the late Patriarch. Metropolitan John urged the faithful to…

The Funeral Service for the late Bishop Ierotheos of Efkarpia, Abbot of the Patriarchal Monastery of Saint Irene Chrysovalantou in Astoria, America, took place at the Holy Trinity Church of Patras, on Thursday, 14 March 2024. The body of the deceased was brought to the Church on Wednesday evening, 13 March, where a Holy Vigil…

On the 7th of March 2024, with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, and under the guidance of His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis, GO Fellowship Melbourne hosted its second talk under the series titled, Come and See: “We have found Him” (John 1:45). The special guest speaker of the night, Father…

His Grace Bishop Evmenios of Kerasounta God has blessed us to be the vital link that connects the history of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia during its transition from the first to the second centenary. Throughout this 2024 celebratory year, marvellous events will take place from one end of Australia to the other, culminating in…

The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston is pleased to offer 2024-2025 academic year scholarship opportunities for U.S. and Canadian students of Greek descent entering their second, third, or fourth year of undergraduate studies. The annual scholarships are provided by endowments generously gifted by the Charles C. Condes Trust of Illinois (four scholarships) and the St….

The Saint John Chrysostom Clergy Syndesmos of the Archdiocesan District convened at the Church of Kimisis of the Theotokos located in Southampton, New York for a pre-Lenten clergy retreat. As a brotherhood of Faith and mutual support, the local clergy gathered under the omophorion of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, who offered His embrace…

The new World Council of Churches (WCC) Permanent Committee on Consensus and Collaboration is holding its inaugural meeting from 10-14 March in Constantinople. This is the first meeting of the new committee elected in Geneva by the central committee at its first full meeting following the WCC 11th Assembly. The agenda includes orientation, community building,…