Address on the occasion of the celebration of the memory of the Three Hierarchs in the Phanar The memory of the Three Hierarchs and “Patrons of Letters” was honored with special solemnity at the Holy Center of the First-Throned Church of Constantinople today, Friday, January 29, 2021, one day early, as travel restrictions apply during…

In the blessed Aboukir in Alexandria, Egypt, where the Holy Unmercenaries Saints Kyros and John lived a part of their most virtuous lives, His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa, officiated today, January 30, 2021, during the Divine Liturgy in the modest chapel dedicated to their memory. A chapel that is…

Details of the formal presentation of the Church of Greece’s commemorative medal for the bicentennial of the 1821 Greek War of Independence were announced on Monday by the Holy Synod. It will take place on Wednesday, in the Church of Greece’s Hierarchy Hall, at the Synodical building in Athens, in the presence of Archbishop of…

On Thursday, January 28, 2021, the eve of the 100th anniversary of the translation of the relics of the Alapaevsk Martyrs to Russian Gethsemane, the international conference, titled “The Holy Land and the Russian Church Abroad”, took place online for the first time. It was organized by the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem (of the…

On January 24, 2021, Bishop Polikarp of Belogradchik, vicar bishop of His Holiness Patriarch Neofit of the Orthodox Church in Bulgaria, visited the Representation of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia in Sofia where he was met by Archimandrite Vassian (Zmeyev) and Archpriest Yevgeny Pavelchuk, the Representation’s rector and secretary respectively. Bishop Polikarp venerated…

Patriarch Daniel expressed sorrow and condolences to the families of the persons who died in a blaze at a hospital in Bucharest being used to treat COVID-19 patients. At least four people have been killed in a blaze at a hospital in Bucharest being used to treat COVID-19 patients, just three months after another hospital…

His Grace Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova Monday celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Radu Voda Monastery in Bucharest to honour Saint Gregory the Theologian, the patron saint of theology schools. The staff and students of the Orthodox Seminary in Bucharest gathered in prayer to thank their patron saint for helping them carry out their activities…

Princess Ileana, the last princess of Romania, better known as Mother Alexandra, was commemorated in Iași, Romania, on the 30th anniversary of her repose. The National Athenaeum in Iași inaugurated a photo exhibition in her honour. The memorial service was held in the Artists’ Chapel of the Athenaeum and attended by the institution’s management, employees,…

On Saturday, 17/30 January 2021, the Patriarchate celebrated the Feast of Saint Anthony the Great at the chapel dedicated to him inside the Holy Monastery of Saint Nikolaos, near the Patriarchate. On this feast the Church commemorates that Saint Anthony, Egyptian in descent, was born in AD 251 and following the Gospel narrative, he sold…