The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate will meet from Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at the Phanar, under the chairmanship of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and with the following composition. 1. Elder Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon 2. Elder Metropolitan Dimitrios of the Princes’ Islands 3. Metropolitan Dimitrios of Metres and Athyra 4. Metropolitan Alexios of…

It is generally known that the Community of St Paraskevi at St Albans in Melbourne had begun a formal dialogue with the Holy Archdiocese of Australia in order to join the only canonical Greek Orthodox Church in Australia, which is under the Ecumenical Patriarchate and which is the “Holy Archdiocese of Australia” with His Eminence…

Beloved Deacon Elias, Today, you stand before the Holy Altar, surrounded by those who love you, to receive ordination to the Holy Presbyterate. It is a day that follows the culmination of the Twelvetide with the solemnities attending the Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ – His Epiphany as the Son of God, and the…

Having served as a priest in the northeast of England many years ago, I remember the cloudy days of January. Here in Jerusalem, while we enjoy a brighter and warmer climate, we know what it is to live in darkness. As Patriarch of Jerusalem I have the privilege of leading the Greek Orthodox church in…

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The Patriarch Serbia, His Holiness Porfirije, this week expressed his support to Serbian tennis champion Novak Djokovic. Via a post on Instagram, the Serbian Patriarch extended a message to Djokovic, stating, “…Millions of Orthodox Serbs pray for you, as we do. May the warmth and love of the cave of Bethlehem warm and strengthen your…

Τhe First Secretary of the Church of Cyprus’  Holy Metropolis of Konstantia and Ammohostos, Archimandrite Fr. Avgoustinos, on Thursday officiated at the services for great feast day of the Theophany, or Epiphany, as based on the Gregorian calendar. During the annual sanctification of the waters ceremony, the Very Reverend Avgoustinos expressed a wish for next…

Several Orthodox Churches around the world today celebrate the great feast day of Christmas, as based on the Julian calendar. In the Holy Land, the Patriarchate of Jerusalem celebrates the Nativity of the Lord at the place where Christ was born, in the holy town of Bethlehem. A con-celebratory Vespers was conducted on Thursday afternoon,…

The Church today celebrates the Synaxis of John the Holy Glorious Prophet, Baptist and Forerunner. We celebrate the Synaxis in honor of the most sacred Forerunner, as he ministered at the Mystery of the Divine Baptism of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.