Divine Liturgy for Saints Constantine and Helen at Ecumenical Patriarchate
22. May 2020 - 11:07
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided over the Divine Liturgy this morning at the Patriarchal Cathedral of Saint Georgios on the Feast of Saints Constantine and Helen.
The Divine Liturgy took place behind closed doors without the participation of faithful due to the COVID-19 restrictive measures.
The Feast of the Samaritan Woman at the Patriarchate of Jerusalem
19. May 2020 - 10:55
On Sunday, May 17, 2020, Sunday of the Samaritan Woman according to the Book of Pentecostarion, the Patriarchate celebrated the commemoration of the event when the Samaritan Woman met the Lord by Jacob’s well in Nablus of Samaria. There, on the pretext of drinking water, the Lord revealed to her that He is the Living Water which brings eternal life, and that He is Christ the Messiah (John ch.4).
Corriere della sera: The accusations of Turkish magazine against the Ecumenical Patriarch are idiocy and insanity
19. May 2020 - 10:54
“The accusations of a Turkish pamphlet against Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the Rabbi of Constantinople and Armenian high priests of supporting the former imam Fethullah Gülen” are described as “a result of idiocy and insanity” by Corriere della Sera analyst Antonio Ferrari, as the online edition of the Italian newspaper highlights.
Romanian Church rejects single-use spoons for Communion even in time of pandemic
19. May 2020 - 10:52
The Romanian Orthodox faithful were blessed to begin attending open-air services on Friday, May 15, following a period of quarantine due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In preparation for the return, the Church issued guidelines “regarding the access of Orthodox believers to places of worship and cemeteries, and their participation in divine services.”
Priests process through Tbilisi on Family Purity Day
19. May 2020 - 10:48
Every year on May 17, the Georgian Orthodox Church celebrates Family Purity Day, traditionally with a large procession through the streets of Tbilisi.
