Potential problems lie ahead for the Phanar and Jerusalem after Sinai?
The questioning of the ownership status of the historic Sinai Monastery came as no surprise. Those at the monastery had ...
Sunday, July 13, 2025
Tag: Melchizedek
Christians facing persecution once more
For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. The terrorist attack in Syria was, tragically, inevitable. ...
Jerusalem on a Tightrope
The clergy of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem have endured considerable challenges over recent decades. Now, as tensions between Israel and ...
The five plagues of Orthodoxy
On the vast global chessboard, the current situation is truly unprecedented. The USA, Europe, Russia, Ukraine, and nearby players like ...
How autonomous is the Church of Crete?
Is a Metropolis based in Chania, Crete, so important that it involves a dozen Metropolitans—even the Ecumenical Patriarch himself? And ...
Why the Pope’s passing concerns us all
How concerned should Orthodoxy be about the loss of Pope Francis? At the dogmatic level, not at all. We have ...
A reshuffle for the Churches
A detail of the reshuffle that not many people noticed. With so much happening around us, in Greece, Europe and ...
Who can compare with him
The case of the Orthodox Church of Albania is a complex one. Is Archbishop Anastasios irreplaceable? Anyone familiar with ecclesiastical ...
Metropolitan of Chalcedon’s personal agenda in Kyiv
Great leaders often surround themselves with wise advisers. The Ecumenical Patriarch has proven to be a pivotal leader. In the ...
How Trump’s election shakes up Orthodoxy
It is a common belief internationally that the assassination attempt against the former US president brings him one step closer ...
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Ecumenical Patriarchate Archons condemned Israeli attack on Palestinian Christian village
On July 11, 2025, Anthony J. Limberakis, MD, National Commander of the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and Archon...
Saudi Arabia condemned Damascus Church attack, expressed solidarity with Christians
On July 12, 2025, Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East met with Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon...
Chora Diocese marked Saint Paisios’s feast with solemn devotion at Panagia Axion Estin Church
With deep spiritual joy and reverence, the Holy Diocese of Chora of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia solemnly...
Patriarch of Antioch: We take pride in the University of Balamand
On July 11, 2025, Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East presided over the Board of Trustees...
Ecumenical Patriarch to children from Ukraine: I have no right to forget the suffering of my children
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew welcomed, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at the Phanar, more than 80 Ukrainian children accompanied by...
Memory of Saint Paisios the Athonite
The Holy Church commemorates Martyrs Proclus and Hilarion, Andreas of the Army and Saint Veronika, as well as the...
