Message of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church
To the Orthodox people and to all people of good will To God, “the Father of mercies and all comfort,” we address a hymn of thanksgiving and praise for having enabled us to gather during…
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Closing session of the Holy and Great Council. Ecumenical Patriarch: “Together we wrote history!”
Following a short time, the closing session of the Holy and Great Council concluded. On this occasion, His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew addressed a word of gratitude. His Holiness thanked all the Primates of Autocephalous…
Feast of the Descent of the Holy Spirit at the Patriarchal Cathedral
Today, 19 June 2016, the Orthodox Christians celebrate the Descent of the Holy Spirit or Pentecost. His Grace Ieronim Sinaitul, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral of Bucharest…
Consecration of Chapel of “Queen Elisabeth” High School of Bucharest
Last night, 22 June 2016, the chapel dedicated to the “Healing Spring” and to “Saint Luke” of the Special Technological High School of Queen Elisabeth, of Vatra Luminoasa district of Bucharest was consecrated – Trinitas…
Maicaneasa Church Of Bucharest Consecrated
On 19 June 2016 His Grace Timotei Prahoveanul, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest, consecrated Maicaneasa church of Bucharest. After consecration, the hierarch celebrated the Divine Liturgy on a scene specially arranged near the place…
Working Session Of The Clergy Of District 2 Deanery Of Bucharest
From 15 – 16 June 2016, the working session of the clergy of district 2 deanery of Bucharest was held at the Holy Cross Caraiman Monastery. “The meeting was held for two days time in…
Solemn Service For Poet Mihai Eminescu In Vienna
Poet Mihai Eminescu was commemorated in Vienna, Wednesday, 15 June 2016. In front of the Romanian Orthodox church of Vienna there is a bust of poet Mihai Eminescu. Yesterday, 15 June 2016, Rev Nicolae Dura…
Consecration Of The Romanian Orthodox Parish Church Of Aschaffenbug, Germany
Sunday, 12 June 2016, His Eminence Serafim, Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of Germany, Central and Northern Europe celebrated the consecration service of the parish church of the “Presentation of the Lord” – Aschaffenburg, Germany, assisted by…
Patriarch of Romania: „Synodality must be a rule at pan-Orthodox level, not just at local level” (video)
During the opening session of the Holy and Great Council held Monday, 20 June 2016, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, addressed a word in which he stressed out the importance of synodality and respecting…
Metropolitan Sawa of Warsaw and All Poland: Address at the Opening Session of the Holy and Great Council
Your All-Holiness, Your Holinesses, Eminences, Excellences, Reverend Brothers Priests, Brothers and Sisters participants of the Holy and Great Council, God the Almighty, One in the Holy Trinity, has blessed us to gather today, after long…
Opening Address of His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Inaugural Session of the Holy and Great Council
(June 20, 2016) Once, tongues were confused for daring to build a tower; now, tongues are infused with the glory of divine knowledge. There, God condemned the impious for their sin; here, Christ enlightened the…
Homily of His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Divine Liturgy – Metropolitan Church of St. Minas in Heraklion
Homily by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Chairman of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church at the Concelebration of the Divine Liturgy in the Metropolitan Church of St. Minas in Heraklion, Crete…
Eparchial Assembly Of The Romanian Orthodox Diocese Of Northern Europe
Saturday, 11 June 1016, the Eparchial Assembly of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Northern Europe was held at the Eparchial Centre of Stockholm. Romanian Orthodox priests from Sweden, Norway, and Denmark attended the event, accompanied…
His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: Official address at the arrival of the Primates of the Orthodox Autocephalous Churches – Holy Cathedral of the Holy Apostle Titus
Response by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Chairman of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church, to His Eminence Archbishop Irenaios of Crete, President of the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Church of…
Official address of His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Reception from the Holy Cathedral Church of Saint Titus
Response by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Chairman of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church to the Honorable Mayor of Heraklion, Crete, Vasilios Lambrinos at the Reception of the Ecumenical Patriarch and…
Prayer and hospitality at the Metropolis of Kissamos and Selino, Crete
The participation in the Divine Liturgy of the delegations of the Orthodox Churches in the Holy and Great Council in Crete, at the metropolitan cathedral Annunciation of the Theotokos in Kissamos, followed on the eve…
The works of the small Synaxis of the Primates have begun. The Message of the Holy and Great Council will be addressed today
This morning, at 09.00 a.m., the Heads of Orthodox Churches arrived at the Monastery of Our Lady of Gonia, in Kolymbari, Crete, where they said a prayer in the opening of the small Synaxis, the…
Metropolitan Nifon: The Holy and Great Synod is very important for the whole Orthodoxy and beyond
Metropolitan Nifon, Archbishop of Targoviste – Patriachate of Romania, spoke to Nikos Papachristou (amen.gr) about the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church. N.P.: Your Eminence, how important event is the Holy and Great…