“Halki is unfortunately closed, but we are not the ones to blame for it”
On February 6, on the occasion of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's visit to Halki Theological School, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that...
“The Ukrainian issue is a sensitive topic for all Orthodoxy”
Metropolitan Andrew of Gori and Ateni (Patriarchate of Georgia) expressed his point of view concerning the granting of autocephaly in Ukraine. Responding to a...
A Constantinople Patriarchate delegation met with President Poroshenko
The official delegation of the Constantinople Patriarchate who went to Kyiv for Metropolitan Epifaniy’s enthronement met with Ukrainian President Poroshenko on February 4, 2019....
Metropolitan Juvenal of Krutitsy celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Kremlin Dormition Cathedral
On February 10, on the Feast of the Synaxis of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia, Metropolitan Juvenal of Krutitsy and Kolomna, the...
Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe – February 8, 2019 Communiqué of...
This is a reminder that the Extraordinary General Assembly (EGA) has been convened in response to the decision of the Ecumenical Patriarchate to change...
Jordanville Seminary Rector consecrated as Bishop of Syracuse
On February 12, Archimandrite Luke (Murianka), Abbot of Holy
Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY, and Rector of Holy Trinity Russian
Orthodox Seminary, was consecrated...
Discords on Mount Athos regarding the visit of a delegation of the new Ukrainian...
A delegation of the new Ukrainian autocephalous Church led by "bishop" Pavel Yuristy made a trip to Mount Athos. They arrived on February 7,...
Meeting between Ecumenical Patriarchate and Greek Orthodox Church Delegations in Athens
On Tuesday, February 12th, the Ecumenical Patriarchate and Greek Orthodox Church delegations met in the premises of the Archbishopric of Athens. The object of...
United States Ambassador met with Mount Athos Civil Governor
On February 8, 2019, US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt met with Kostas Dimtsas, Mount Athos Civil Governor, in his official residence in Athens....
Important changes expected in the Ecumenical Patriarchate dioceses
On February 10, the American weekly The National Herald published an article signed by journalist Theodore Kalmoukos. It announces that the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew...
The Athonite Saint Panteleimon Monastery refused to receive a delegation from the new Ukrainian...
Metropolitan Paul of Odessa (new Ukrainian autocephalous Church) was received and even celebrated at the Athonite Pantocrator Monastery. But he was refused entry to...
Patriarch Ilia’s Message on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Patriarch’s Kirill enthronement
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the enthronement of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia (see video), Patriarch Ilia II of...
10th anniversary of Patriarch Kirill’s enthronement (video)
On February 1st, 2019, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the 10th anniversary of his enthronement. You can watch here...
Metropolitan Epifaniy’s enthronement
On February 3, 2019, Metropolitan Epifaniy (Dumenko)’s enthronement took place in Kyiv St. Sophia’s Cathedral. The Metropolitan is the head of the new autocephalous...
The Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom now available in Urdu
After two years of work, Fr. Paul and Matushka Elizabeth Sushil (Moscow Patriarchate) from Lahore, Pakistan, completed their translation of the Divine Liturgy of Saint...
Telephone interview between a representative of Metropolitan Onufriy of Kyiv and Archimandrite Ephrem of...
The website of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Synodal Department for Education and Information published the following information: "On...
The Belgrade daily “Politika” interviewed Patriarch Irinej of Serbia
On January 27, as the Serbian Orthodox Church commemorated the memory of Saint Sava of Serbia, Patriarch Irinej gave the following interview to the...
Metropolitan Emmanuel’s letter to the priests of the Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in...
On February 7, 2019, Metropolitan Emmanuel of France sent a letter to the priests of the Archdiocese...
“Patriarch” Filaret will continue to lead the Kyiv diocese of the new Ukrainian Orthodox...
During its February 5, 2019 session, the Synod of the new Orthodox Church in Ukraine decided that "His Holiness the Patriarch Filaret will continue...
Metropolitan Epifaniy (Dumenko) visited Archimandrite Ephrem in Kyiv
On February 2, Archimandrite Ephrem’s health seemed to have already improved significantly. The hegumen of the Athonite Vatopedi monastery had had a heart attack...
“The Patriarch of Constantinople has lost his declared primacy in world Orthodoxy”
Interviewed in a TV program, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, the chairman of the Russian Orthodox Church Department for External Church Relations declared the following, "The Patriarch...
10th anniversary of the enthronement of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia
On February 1, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the enthronement of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia, the Primate of...
“Awareness, Action and Impact: A Forum on Modern Slavery”
The Third International Forum on Modern Slavery organized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate with the theme “Awareness, Action and Impact” took place in Istanbul, Turkey...
The abbot of the Athonite Vatopedi Monastery was hospitalized in Kyiv
Archimandrite Ephrem, the hegumen of the Athonite Vatopedi Monastery, was hospitalized in a Kyiv clinic following a heart attack that occurred on Friday afternoon,...
Two Athonite abbots will go to Kyiv on February 3 for Metropolitan Epifaniy’s enthronement
Two abbots of Mount Athos monasteries will accompany Ecumenical Patriarchate delegation to the enthronement of Metropolitan Epifaniy’s (Dumenko), the head of the new ecclesial...
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow considers the point of no return has not yet been...
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow remains optimistic about the future development of the crisis in world Orthodoxy, following the actions of Constantinople in Ukraine. "The...
“The world powers use the Church as a toll for their policies and interests”...
On February 1st, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the 10th Anniversary of his enthronement.Patriarch John X of Antioch was...
Statement on the Sanctity of Life
On January 31, 2019, the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America posted the following statement on their official website:
"The...
A procession to protest against churches belonging to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church being seized
The faithful of the diocese of Chernivtsi-Bukovina (canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church) organized a procession to protest against churches belonging to them being seized. They...
“The Patriarch of Georgia has the wisdom to make a decision about Ukraine”
"The Patriarch of Georgia has the wisdom to make a decision regarding the autocephaly of the Ukrainian Church," said Metropolitan Emmanuel of France (Patriarchate...
Patriarch John X of Antioch met with Patriarch Kirill in Moscow
The meeting between His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia and His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch focused on the concerns...
Statement by the Georgian Patriarchate on Ukraine
On January 29, the Georgian Patriarchate published the following statement about Ukraine on its official website. Today, Metropolitan Emmanuel of France (Patriarchate of Constantinople)...
Communiqué of St. Sergius Institute Board of Trustees
On January 28, 2019, at the end of its meeting, the St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute (Paris) Board of Directors issued the...
OCA Holy Synod of Bishops issued Archpastoral Letter on Ukraine
On Monday, January 28, 2019, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon and the members of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America...
Jean-François Colosimo’s letter of resignation, and considerations on the future of St Sergius...
Sunday, January 27, 2019, Feast of the translation of the relics of St. John Chrysostom.
For more than a quarter of a century, since the...
Ukrainian Autocephaly: Notes after the Archons Virtual conference call
On Saturday, January 26, 2019, for approximately ninety minutes, a virtual conference call was held on the topic of Ukrainian Autocephaly. This event was...
Archpriest Alexander A.Winogradsky Frenkel: “Alive Beyond The Crime Without Name”
A new 2018-19 series of articles shared on the roots and the prospects that unite Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Traditions to the...
Italy: a priest of the Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe was...
Father
Denis Baïkov, a priest of the San Remo parish of the
Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe, was sanctioned by Bishop
Gennadios,...
The January 17, 2019 Letter sent by the Archdiocesan Council to Patriarch Bartholomew, following...
Protocol #19.002
Paris, January 18, 2019
His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
Istanbul Rum Patrikligi Sadrazam Ali Pasa Cad. No. 35 Fatih 34220 Istanbul TURKEY
Your All-Holiness,
The Archdiocesan Council...
Metropolitan Emmanuel of France in Mount Athos
His Eminence Metropolitan Emmanuel of France traveled to Mount Athos from January 18 – 22, invited to preside over the Holy Vigil...