Patriarchates
Diocese of Australia & New Zealand builds first Romanian Orthodox Monastery in southern hemisphere
The Romanian Diocese of Australia and New Zealand is carrying out a complex project in the Australian state of Victoria,...
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Patriarchate of Jerusalem: We ask the Israeli govt to act to secure the integrity of the Christian holy sites
On Monday, July 6, 2020, the Churches of Jerusalem under the lead of Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem made the following...
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Georgian Hierarch: Miraculously, we did not have pandemic in Georgia
By Kostas Onisenko Metropolitan Daniel of Chiatura and Sachkhere, during his Sunday sermon, said that his country had avoided the...
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Decoration of Ambassador of Republic of Cyprus in Israel
On Wednesday, 8 July 2020, Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem awarded the Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus, Thessalia Siambou, with...
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Patriarch Daniel supports Ecumenical Patriarch on Hagia Sophia: Reserve Hagia Sophia’s status
Patriarch Daniel of Romania told Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew that the Romanian Patriarchate supports the preservation of the current status of...
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Patriarchate of Jerusalem: We hope and pray that status of Hagia Sophia is preserved
Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem stated, on the 8th of July 2020, the following regarding the keeping of the Status of...
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Feast of Nativity of Saint John the Forunner at Patriarchate of Jerusalem
On Tuesday, July 7, 2020, the Patriarchate of Jerusalem celebrated the feast of the Nativity of the Holy, Venerable, Glorious,...
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Authorities are investigating the operational status at the central Ural convent
By Kostas Onisenko An investigation into the operational status and the accommodation of minors in the women's convent in central...
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Patriarch Kirill: A threat to Hagia Sophia is a threat to the entire Christian civilisation
In a "resounding" intervention with multidimensional nuances on the issue of Hagia Sophia, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow called not to...
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Patriarch of Alexandria: We will remain on the ramparts and Thermopylae will be waiting for us
Following the celebration of the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of St. Nicholas, in Hamzaoui, Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria bestowed...
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Metropolitan of Belgium: They should respect the great importance of Hagia Sophia for Christians, Orthodox and even more so for Greeks
The Metropolitan of Belgium and Exarch of the Netherlands and Luxembourg, Athenagoras, expressed regret over the decision of Turkish...
Archbishop of Cyprus: Turks are uncivilized and coarse – Europeans are indifferent
In his statement today for the Hagia Sophia, Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus said that the Turks "remained uncivilized, coarse,...
Pope Francis is “saddened” over Hagia Sophia
With a brief and absolutely neutral reference to the issue of Hagia Sophia, Pope Francis commented on what was...
Church of Crete: Hagia Sophia is not deleted or written off
The Eparchial Synod of the Church of Crete refers in very strong terms to the decision to convert Hagia...
Feast of St. Paisios was celebrated in Sydney
On Sunday, July 12, the day that our Church celebrates the memory of St. Paisios of Mount Athos, Archbishop...
Archbishop of Athens: Insult and affront to all civilized humakind
Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and all Greece made a statement for the Athens News Agency (ANA) regarding the decision...