Archbishop Sotirios of Canada has confirmed his intention to resign in early July, bringing a monumental 52-year episcopal tenure to a close.
While on a pastoral visit to Vancouver, the Archbishop confirmed the news originally reported by The National Herald,...
The Ecumenical Patriarchate has signed an agreement with Turkish and Greek investment companies for the redevelopment of the historic Prinkipo Greek Orphanage on the island of Prinkipo (Buyukada), paving the way for the restoration and conversion of the landmark...
The board of Istanbul’s Bulgarian Orthodox community has banned Greek-language services in Bulgarian churches in Edirne after a dispute broke out during the St. George’s Day celebration at the Bulgarian Orthodox Church of St. George the Victorious.
According to BTA,...
The Ecumenical Patriarchate, the spiritual center of the Eastern Orthodox Church based in modern-day Istanbul (formerly Constantinople), has officially canonized two Mount Athos monks as saints: St. Hadji-Georgis the Athonite and St. Tikhon the Athonite.
Mount Athos, a monastic peninsula...
Pope Leo and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew signed a historic and symbolic joint declaration on Saturday, marking a renewed commitment to the unity of the Catholic and Orthodox Churches.
The two Church leaders met at the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Phanar, Istanbul,...
For the second consecutive year, Turkish authorities have prohibited the celebration of the Divine Service on August 15, the Feast of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, at the Monastery of Panagia Soumela. Instead, permission was granted for the...
Former Greek-American CIA officer John Kiriakou has retracted his earlier claim that the U.S. paid the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople to grant autocephaly to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in 2022.
In a recent interview, Kiriakou alleged that in 2010 former...
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew urged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to help protect the Christians of Syria during their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Ankara.
The Head of the Greek Orthodox Church called on Erdogan to use his influence to...
The Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarch honored Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Alexei Navalny, Russia’s opposition leader, with the 2024 Athenagoras Human Rights Award.
The decision to honor Yulia Navalnaya was reached during the Archons meeting in Athens in May...
The Orthodox and Catholic Churches have been in talks for a joint celebration of Easter starting in 2025 as the Christan feast coincides with the calendar for the two churches.
The Ecumenical Patriarchate expressed a wish to establish a common...
