His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel conveyed to His Holiness Bartholomew, the Ecumenical Patriarch, that the Romanian Patriarchate supports the preservation of the status of museum for St. Sophia Basilica in Constantinople…
It is with utmost seriousness that We express Our concern over recent calls from members of the Turkish government to alter the current status of the Hagia Sophia from a…
I am deeply concerned over the calls of certain Turkish politicians to reconsider the museum status of Hagia Sophia, one of the greatest monuments of Christian culture. Built in the…
His Beatitude Metropolitan Epiphaniy expressed support for the position of the Ecumenical Patriarch on the issue of Hagia Sophia and called to pray for the Mother Church. On July 4,…
Utilizing funds made available by CEB, IOM actively supports the enhancement of accommodation facilities for unaccompanied migrant children (UMC) in Greece. The action aims at safeguarding the wellbeing of each…
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia (‘Archdiocese’) makes the following comments in relation to the purchase of a property by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia Consolidated Trust (‘Consolidated Trust’)…
On the occasion of today’s World Day Against Child Labour, our thoughts and attention turn to an extremely worrying and sad phenomenon that, unfortunately, continues to plague humanity even in…
As we are in National Reconciliation Week, I feel the need to join my voice with the voices of all those who struggled throughout the decades to achieve reconciliation in…
His Eminence Archbishop Makarios conducted the Divine Liturgy at the celebrating Holy Monastery of St George at Yellow Rock in New South Wales on Thursday 23rd April. Due to the…
Dearly beloved members, friends, and benefactors of the Holy Metropolis of Sweden, The Orthodox Church begins its journey into Holy Week today as it prepares to commemorate the Lord’s salvific…
In response to the immediate global crisis resulting from the current pandemic and, in particular, to the dramatic effects it is having on all people, specifically upon those who have…
With the Communiqué of 18 March, the Ecumenical Patriarchate announced the decision to suspend all ecclesiastical rites and events within its territory, until the end of the month, as well…
Your Graces, beloved fathers and beloved children, With pain of soul, but at the same time, with a sense of pastoral responsibility on a sensitive matter which concerns public health,…
Brother hierarchs and beloved children in the Lord, From the Phanar, from the heart of the Queen of Cities, from the City of the Great Church and of Haghia Sophia,…
As this Coronavirus crisis continues to spread and intensify on a global scale, the Ecumenical Patriarchate is monitoring the situation with an urgent sense of responsibility towards its faithful and…
NEW YORK – The New York Board of Rabbis (NYBR) welcomed Archbishop Elpidophoros and honored him at their post-sukkah reception, on October 23, 2019. The sukkot – a week-long festival…
Englewood, NJ – At the invitation of His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph, Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of all North America (Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America-Patriarchate of Antioch…
A consultation took place in Durres, Albania on 3-7 October 2019, bringing together Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox women involved in the work of the World Council of Churches since…
By Andreas Loudaros Historically, the Church of Constantinople is the only Church that has the right to set up new Autocephalous Churches because of the inability to convene an Ecumenical…
