Statement of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church
On 17th October 2019, during a session of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, a statement was adopted concerning the situation that aros...
Statements
Urgent encyclical by Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople regarding Covid-19 pandemic
As this Coronavirus crisis continues to spread and intensify on a global scale, the Ecumenical Patriarchate is monitoring the situation with an urg...
Communiqué from the office of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church regarding the invit...
“In connection with the letters received from His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem, in which he sent an invitation to particip...
“In connection with the letters received from His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem, in which he sent an invitation to particip...
An initiative of the Patriarch of Jerusalem for a meeting of primates of the local Orthodox Churches
We have just received a press release (read below) from the office of the Patriarchate of Antioch which informs us of the initiative of the Patriar...
We have just received a press release (read below) from the office of the Patriarchate of Antioch which informs us of the initiative of the Patriar...
ROC Synod evaluates the recognition of OCU by Alexandrian Patriarchate
The ROC expressed deep sorrow due to the anti-canonical actions of Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and confirmed the non-commemoration of his n...
The ROC expressed deep sorrow due to the anti-canonical actions of Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and confirmed the non-commemoration of his n...
Statement Issued by the Holy Synod of Patriarchate of Antioch
The Holy Synod of Antioch, chaired by His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, held its eleventh ordinary session on October 3-...
Communiqué from the Archbishop’s Office on the Pastoral Letter of Archbishop Jean Renneteau
To Clerics, monks and all the faithful of the Archdiocese On the night of September 14 to 15, 2019, following the communiqué of the Archbishop’s Of...
The Russian Orthodox Church Holy Synod integrates the head of the Archdiocese of the Western Euro...
On September 14, 2019, the Holy Synod considered an appeal from Archbishop John (Renneteau), head of the Archdiocese of Western European Parishes o...
Message of His All-Holiness, Patriarch Bartholomew, for the Day of Prayer for the Protection of t...
+ B A R T H O L O M E WBy God’s MercyArchbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical PatriarchTo All the Plenitude of the ChurchGrace, Peace a...
The decisions of the Holy Synod of Ecumenical Patriarchate
The meeting of the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, which took place on Thursday and Friday, August 29 and 30, in the Holy Tri...
Official comments of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church representative on the results of the meeting o...
The decision of the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece regarding the recognition of the new сhurch structure in Ukraine was commented by the Deputy...
Three metropolitans of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus issue a joint statement about their position...
Metropolitans Athanasios of Limassol, Nikiforos of Kykkos and Tillyria, and Isaiah of Tamassos issued the following joint communique, about misinfo...
Joint Press Release by Patriarchs John X of Antioch and Irinej of Serbia
Following Patriarch Irinej’s visit to the Antioch Patriarchate, the following joint press release by the two patriarchs was published.
Statement by the Antiochian Orthodox Media Center
The Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East posted the following statement on their Facebook page: “Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East...
Bishop Maximos of Melitene promoted as the new vicar general of the Greek Orthodox metropolis of ...
Today, May 23, 2019, the official website of the Greek metropolis of France posted the following communiqué regarding the new Protosyncellus:
Communiqué of the Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church
The assembly of bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church took place May 9-18, 2019, at Žiča monastery, then in Belgrade. We publish here our translat...
Metropolitan Hilarion’s message for Holy Pascha 2019
Message by His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad (ROCOR) for Holy Pascha ...
Patriarch Kirill’s message for Holy Pascha 2019
Paschal Messageof His Holiness Patriarch KIRILL of Moscow and All Russiato the Archpastors, Pastors, Deacons, Monks and Nuns andAll the Faithful Ch...
Patriarch Bartholomew’s message for Holy Pascha 2019
PATRIARCHAL ENCYCLICALFOR HOLY PASCHA Prot. No. 257 ✠ B A R T H O L O M E WBy God’s MercyArchbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patri...
Communiqué of the meeting of the primates in Cyprus
Their Beatitudes and Most Holy Primates of the Orthodox Churches of the Middle East, Theodore II of Alexandria, John X of Antioch, Theophilos III o...
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church fears being deprived of its churches to celebrate Pascha
The Department for External Church Relations of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) sent us a communiqué in French, in which it wis...
Communiqué of the Assembly of the Orthodox Bishops of France following the fire at Notre-Dame de ...
"This dreadful drama is beyond comprehension, and amazement gives way to horror."
Message by Archbishop Peter of Chicago regarding the fire at Notre Dame
Archbishop Peter of Chicago (ROCOR) sent this message to his clergy and to the faithful regarding the tragic fire at Notre- Dame Cathedral
Communiqué of the Polish Orthodox Church Assembly of Bishops on Ukrainian autocephaly
The Polish Orthodox Church Assembly of Bishops met on April 2. The meeting was chaired by Metropolitan Sawa. They issued the following statement on...
Decision of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church Holy Synod regarding Pope Francis’s visit
On April 2, 2019, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church Holy Synod issued a statement regarding Pope Francis’s visit to Sofia.
Spring session of the Orthodox Bishops’ Conference of Germany
The statement issued by the Orthodox Bishops’ Conference of Germany (OBKD) at the end of their Spring session.
Bishop Irinej of Bačka’s personal position on the Serbian Orthodox Church decision regarding the ...
Following Patriarch Irinej of Serbia’s letter to Patriarch Bartholomew, expressing the position of the Serbian Orthodox Church on the Ukrainian que...
Archbishop Anastasios of Albania calls for a pan-Orthodox Council to resolve the crisis in Ukraine
In a letter sent on January 14 to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and all Albania called for a pan-Orthodox Counc...
Metropolitan Onufriy of Kyiv’s Message on the occasion of the beginning of Great Lent
Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, I wish you all a good beginning of Great Lent, this very important period in our spiritual life. We enter t...
The ROCOR Synod of Bishops and the Western Europe Archdiocese
The ROCOR (Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia) Synod met on February 26, 2019 in New York. The session was chaired by Metropolitan Hilarion ...
Propositions made by the Moscow Patriarchate to the Archdiocese
We exclusively offer the official translation of the letter Archbishop Antony of Vienna and Budapest, the Head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s A...
Communiqué of the Archdiocese, following the February 23 General Assembly
“The Extraordinary General Assembly (EGA) of the Archdiocese, made up of all members of the clergy and lay parish delegates, met in Paris on ...
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 ch...
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 we...
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 F...
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 following comm...
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 (OCA...
PATRIARCHAL AND SYNODAL TOMOS FOR THE BESTOWAL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL STATUS OF AUTOCEPHALY TO THE...
Bartholomew, by God’s mercy Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch: “You have come to Mount Zion . . . and to the Church of...
The Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe defends its unity
In a statement dated January 17, the council of the Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe declared the following: In recent da...
Communiqué of the Holy Community of Mount Athos on the Prespa Agreement
On January 17, the Holy Community of Mount Athos issued the following communiqué concerning the Prespa Agreement on the recognition by Greece of th...
