The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II, on Tuesday received members of a visiting US Congressional delegation in Tbilisi. Discussions revolved around the friendly relations between Georgia and the United States. The primate of the Georgian Church underlined the need for a peaceful return to Georgian sovereignty of currently occupied…

  The Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, this week received Israel’s new ambassador to the country, David Saranga, in Bucharest. Daniel cited the excellent relations between Romania and Israel, with a prominent example being the pilgrimage to the Holy Land annually organized by the Romanian Patriarchate.

  The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Irinej, on Tuesday concluded a four-day tour of Kosovo and Metohija. The Serbian Patriarch visited several historic monasteries and Orthodox Church, while also holding meetings with Orthodox faithful and officials. The highly symbolic visit comes amid a period of intense speculation over developments regarding the region.   …

  The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, expressed his deep sorrow over the devastating fire that erupted at the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday. The Ecumenical Patriarch expressed his solidarity to the Roman Catholic faithful in the French capital and to the people of France, in general, in…

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 Hellenism is alive in a very remote part of the world, and specifically in the city of Bunia, in the eastern Congo. Archimandrite Timotheos Duba, of the Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa, serves a handful of Orthodox faithful in the area, while continuing missionary work to baptize more local people into the Christian Orthodox…

The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Irinej, this week toured the historic Gračanica Monastery, which is located 10 kilometers south of the city of Pristina, in Kosovo & Metohija. His Holiness was received by the Bishop of Raška and Prizren, His Grace Teodosije, while later receiving a delegation of children and Orthodox faithful from Gračanica….

The Prime Minister of Georgia, Mamuka Baktadze visited the historic St. Anthimos Monastery in Bucharest this week. A delegation led by Bakhtadze was received by the Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Ploesti, His Grace Varlaam, who provided a guided tour of the monastery and its museum. The Romanian bishop referred to the excellent relations between the…

War-ravaged churches of Aleppo are being rebuilt, with the Christians in the north of the country ignoring threats and continued violence. An initiative by the Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East, with the assistance of the Russian Orthodox Church, is gradually rebuilding places of worship and schools. Despite the continued presence by various Islamist…