What to Expect When Visiting an Orthodox Christian Church
The visitor to an Orthodox church is usually impressed by the unique features and the external differences between this place...
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Divine Liturgy for the Feast of St. John of Damascus
On Sunday Morning December 2, 2018, His Beatitude Patriarch JOHN X, of Antioch and All the East presided over the...
CROCEU at the High Level Event on Violence Against Women
CROCEU at the High Level Event on Violence Against Women. Ending Violence Against Women-Taking Stock and Next Steps. Brussels, 4th...
Israeli Ambassador to Bucharest Tamar Samash pays farewell visit to Romanian Patriarch Daniel
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania received Tuesday, December 4, 2018, Her Excellency the resigning Ambassador of Israel to Romania...
Bishop Arsenin of Joensuu elected Metropolitan of Kuopio and Karelia
The assistant Bishop Arsenie of Joensuu was elected Metropolitan of Kuopio and Karelia at the previous session of the Holy...
COMMUNIQUE of the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
The Holy and Sacred Synod convened under the chairmanship of His All-Holiness for its regular sessions from Tuesday, November 27,...
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and President Petro Poroshenko Sign Agreement on Cooperation and Coordination
On Saturday, November 3, 2018, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and His Excellency President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine reaffirmed their...
Ambassador Ross Wilson, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., meets His Holiness Patriarch Ilia II of the Georgian Orthodox Church
Ambassador Ross Wilson, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., was honored to meet His Holiness Patriarch Ilia II of the Georgian Orthodox Church...
DECR chairman meets with Russian Ambassador to France
On November 30, 2018, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, who is...
Ordination of Fr. Nicholas Lanzourakis to the Holy Diaconate
On Sunday, November 11, 2018 His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Annunciation Cathedral of NEw England....
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Metropolis of Sofia responds to video falsely depicting the Patriarch of Bulgaria
In an official statement, the Holy Metropolis of Sofia announced that a video is circulating on Facebook that uses...
Romanian Orthodox diocese in Ireland and Iceland hosts lecture on Romanian holy women in Dublin
The Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Ireland and Iceland on Saturday hosted a lecture titled “Holy Women of the Romanian...
Canonization of Saints Tikhon and Hadji-Georgis by the Ecumenical Patriarchate
On February 11, 2026, the Holy and Sacred Synod continued its work under the presidency of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew...
The meeting between Kyr. Mitsotakis and R. T. Erdoğan is underway (upd)
LAST UPDATE: 15:34 The meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is currently underway...
Memory of Saint Hieromartyr Blaise
Our Church today, February 11, commemorates Saint Hieromartyr Blaise (Vlasios) and martyr George the Newa. Saint Blaise lived in...
Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate imposed penalties on two overseas clergy members
On Tuesday, February 10, 2026, the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate convened in a regular session...
