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Spanish Ambassador to Greece visits Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Messinia
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (189+ words) Jorge Domecq paid an official visit to the Holy Metropolis of Messinia on the morning of May 18, 2026, as part of his two-day visit to the city of Kalamata and the wider region of Messinia. The Spanish Ambassador was accompanied by…...
Metropolitan of the Czech Lands and Slovakia congratulates Patriarch Shio III of Georgia
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (256+ words) Metropolitan Rastislav of the Czech Lands and Slovakia addressed Patriarch Shio III of Georgia during celebrations at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi, expressing prayerful wishes for his newly begun patriarchal ministry. According to Georgian media outlets, addressing the Georgian…...
Ecumenical Patriarch and Archbishop of Albania concelebrate Divine Liturgy in Cappadocia (PHOTOS)
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (207+ words) This is what Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew said at the beginning of his address during the concelebration with Archbishop Ioannis of Albania, held on the Sunday of the Blind Man, May 17, 2026, at the ancient Church of Saint Theodore in Malakopi (Derinkuyu),…...
Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra, and with him the seven Virgin Martyrs (18 May)
4+ hour, 21+ min ago (208+ words) The Holy Martyr Theodotus and the Holy Seven Virgins Tecusa, Phaine, Claudia, Matrona, Julia, Alexandra and Euphrasia lived during the second half of the third century in the city of Ancyra, Galatia, and died as martyrs for Christ at the…...
Ecumenical Patriarch and Archbishop of Albainia concelebrate Divine Liturgy in Cappadocia (PHOTOS)
4+ hour, 55+ min ago (207+ words) This is what Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew said at the beginning of his address during the concelebration with Archbishop Ioannis of Albania, held on the Sunday of the Blind Man, May 17, 2026, at the ancient Church of Saint Theodore in Malakopi (Derinkuyu),…...
Patriarch of Serbia presides over Divine Liturgy at Saint Sava Cathedral in Belgrade
4+ hour, 12+ min ago (331+ words) Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia presided over the Divine Liturgy on May 17, 2026, at the Church of Saint Sava in Vra'ar, Belgrade, concelebrating with numerous hierarchs, clergy, and faithful of the Serbian Orthodox Church. During the service, Metropolitan Siluan of Australia and…...
Ecumenical Patriarch speaks on the phone with Patriarch Shio III of Georgia
4+ hour ago (183+ words) Orthodox Times Ecumenical Patriarch speaks on the phone with Patriarch Shio III of Georgia Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew held a fraternal telephone conversation on the evening of May 17, 2026, with Patriarch Shio III of Georgia, on the occasion of the official Patriarchal…...
Metropolitan of Sweden: What relationship did Saint Nectarios have with Marcus Aurelius?
20+ hour, 27+ min ago (1167+ words) By Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden The works "Meditations" by the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius and "Know Thyself" by Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis are two autobiographical collections of reflections and life experiences written seventeen centuries apart. Although their authors lived in…...
Basilica of Saint Achillios on the Island of Mikri Prespa
20+ hour, 21+ min ago (35+ words) Source: Metropolis of Florina Basilica of Saint Achillios on the Island of Mikri Prespa Source: Metropolis of Florina Follow Orthodox Times. com on Google News and learn all the news about Orthodoxy in Greece and worldwide....
Archbishop of Thyateira to Patriarch of Georgia: Our presence confirms the unity of our Churches
21+ hour, 22+ min ago (260+ words) The presence of our delegation here is a visible sign of unity " the unity of the Mother Church of Constantinople and the Church of Georgia " confirming their unity and the unity of faith, said the representative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate,…...