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The decision comes in the wake of a much-publicized revolt by his monastery’s monks over his handling of the situation.
“On Wednesday, August 6th, the Jerusalem Municipality unilaterally decided to freeze the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem’s bank account. It is our understanding that the reasoning behind this ...
Archbishop Damianos of Mount Sinai's Monastery of St Catherine is stepping down at age 91 amidst internal unrest.
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Dozens of Palestinians in Bethlehem are protesting the arrival of the Greek Orthodox patriarch of the Holy Land to celebrate Orthodox Christmas. The protesters scuffled ...
Pope Leo XIV has joined the Latin and Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Jerusalem in a powerful plea for an immediate end to the ...
A RECENT move by Israel to freeze the bank accounts of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem has been criticised by ...
The priests and nuns who are caring for those living in the Orthodox and Catholic compounds in Gaza City will remain despite ...
Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni will travel to Australia in October to attend the one-year anniversary of the Archdiocese ...
VATICAN CITY — The historic meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow in Havana Feb. 12 — the first such encounter since the Russian Orthodox Church was founded in the 10th century — ...
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian Christians on Saturday pummeled the car of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem during a visit to the occupied West Bank in protest against the church ...
The Ecumenical Patriarchate has announced the election of two new Bishops to serve the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia: Bishop Athenagoras of Canberra and Bishop Christophoros of Cerasus.