Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden: Reflection on Holy Friday
Tonight, we stand in silence and awe before the mystery of the Divine Passion. The Church invites us to enter ...
Thursday, April 16, 2026
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Metropolitan of Sweden: Reflection on Isaiah’s prophecies and our Lord’s Passion
As we gather on this solemn and sacred evening of Holy Thursday, we stand at the threshold of the Passion ...
Patriarchate of Georgia: An election with geopolitical significance
For half a century, the late Patriarch of Georgia, Ilia II, was at the helm of the Georgian Orthodox Church. ...
Patriarch Filaret (1929–2026): An independent state deserves an independent church
by Sergii Bortnyk, Professor of the Kyiv theological academy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church On 20 March 2026, Patriarch Filaret, ...
Metropolitan of Sweden: My Homeland, Little Forgotten One
By Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden Greece, within and beyond its borders, celebrates a unique double feast. March 25th, 1821, is ...
Metropolitan of Messinia to Orthodox Times: The new Patriarch of Georgia “amid numerous challenges”
In political terms, Georgia, like many other states, has adopted a new orientation since the fall of the Berlin Wall. ...
Metropolitan of Nafpaktos speaks to Orthodox Times about Patriarch Ilia of Georgia
Metropolitan Ierotheos of Nafpaktos spoke exclusively with orthodoxtimes.com about his personal relationship with the late Patriarch Ilia of Georgia. He ...
The role of the Church in the upcoming elections
I am not in a position to know when the next national elections will take place. It is the Prime ...
The consequences of war
In recent years, there is an increase in armed conflicts in our region. This alone is troubling, but it becomes ...
The Patriarchates as an asset to Greece
Everyone says it — including those directly involved. The Church and the State must move forward together, remain united, and ...
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