The Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece on Tuesday celebrated the feast day of the Apostle of the Nations Paul, the founder of the Church of Greece. The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos in the afternoon officiated at a festal Vespers service at the Areopagus, off the western side of the Acropolis, in commemoration…

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, on Tuesday officiated at the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George, on the occasion of the feast day of the First Apostles Peter and Paul. Afterwards, the Ecumenical Patriarch performed a Trisagion memorial service for the repose of the soul of the…

The Church today commemorates the Synaxis of the 12 Holy Apostles.

June 30, 2021 Dearly Beloved Brothers & Sisters in Christ, It gives me great pleasure to greet all of you today during the framework of the 2021 General Assembly of the CEC. While today’s meeting is being conducted virtually, I add my prayers and hopes to those existing in your hearts and souls for a…

His Eminence Ignatius (Semaan) Metropolitan of Mexico presided over the Divine Liturgy for the feast of Saints Peter and Paul and the Antiochian See at the Maryamiyya Cathedral in Damascus. His Eminence the Metropolitan of Argentina Jack (Al-Khoury), Bishops Musa Al-Khoury, Ephraim Maalouli and Yohanna Batsh concelebrated, as well as a group of priests, deacons,…

As is widely known, the organizers of “Tbilisi Pride” are planning activities for 1-5 July. In this regard, we declare: 1. The organizers of the planned “Pride”, under the pretense of protecting human rights, are propagating a non-traditional way of life, which contains signs of provocation and conflicts with socially-recognized moral norms and aims to…

The Representation of the Romanian Orthodox Church to the European Institutions transmitted that the Matić Report amplifies division in today’s Europe on issues that, according to the founding treaty of the Union, should be regulated exclusively by each member state. “In stark contrast to the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU, which clearly stipulates…

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania has sent a message marking World Social Media Day 2021 highlighting responsible communication in the context of the challenges of today’s world. A good word enlightens communication: full text In the context of the pandemic, social networks proved to be a very useful missionary and pastoral means since, for…

The 80th anniversary of the Battle of Crete was commemorated with plenty of fanfare at the Royal Australian Air Force Base in Richmond on June 5. Members of the Cretan Association of Sydney and New South Wales performed a series of traditional Cretan dances on the day in front of a No. 37 Squadron C-130J…