Greece’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Andreas Katsaniotis, has been awarded the Cross of St Andrew the First-Called by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on Tuesday. Mr Katsaniotis was in Istanbul to represent the Greek Government at the Thronal Feast of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in honour of its founder St Apostle Andrew the First-Called. The Deputy Minister was also…

Patriarch John X visited the Syrian embassy in the Emirates. He was received by the Chargé d’Affairs of the Syrian Embassy in the United Arab Emirates, Ambassador Ghassan Abbas, at the embassy’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi, accompanied by His Grace Bishop Gregorios Khoury. The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Sherif Al-Badawi, the Ambassador…

“Rising above personal interests for the advancement of the Lebanese people” Patriarch John X called for rising above personal interests for the advancement of the Lebanese people. The Patriarch’s words came during His visit to the Lebanese Embassy in Abu Dhabi. He was received by the Lebanese Ambassador, Mr. Fouad Dandan, the Lebanese Consul in…

On Monday, 16/29 November 2021, the Patriarchate celebrated the feast of the Holy Hieromartyr Philoumenos the Hagiotaphite at Jacob’s Well in Nablus of Samaria, the place of his martyrdom. On this day the Church of Jerusalem commemorates that Archimandrite Philoumenos the Hagiotaphite was serving as the Hegoumen of Jacob’s well and was attacked by an…

Orthodox Christians in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa this week celebrated the feast day of Froumentios, Archbishop of Abyssina, the great missionary and illuminator of Ethiopia. The center of the feast day was at the dedicated cathedral of St. Froumentios.    

A online synaxis, or assembly, was hosted on Monday by the platform Pemptousia with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim of Vatopedi, on the topic of “Heartlessness: A Lack of Compassion”.

Tuesday marks a twin celebration for the Romanian Orthodox Church, as it honors St. Andrew the First Called and Andrei Saguna, the canonized 19th century bishop and metropolitan of the Romanian Orthodox Church in Transylvania Con-celebratory events commenced on Monday at Bucharest’s Metropolitan Cathedral with a holy vigil and the veneration of a holy relic…

The Greek prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, on Tuesday announced that unvaccinated Greek citizens above the age of 60 in the country will be slapped with a 100-euro fine per month, until they receive the Covid-19 vaccine. In announcement the unprecedented measure, Mitsotakis said his government preferred this course of action instead of imposing another “lockdown”.

The Church today venerates the memory of Andrew the First- Called Apostle. On the occasion of today’s feast of the glorious St. Andrew the First-Called, a great Vespers was held on Monday at the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, officiated by the Ecumenical Patriarch, His All-Holiness Bartholomew I. On Tuesday, a Synodal Divine Liturgy was conducted…