Greek Patriarchate
Istanbul’s orthodox church holds traditional cross retrieval ceremony
The Fener Greek Patriarchate, based in Balat-Istanbul, has held the traditional ceremony of pulling the cross from the sea at the Golden Horn in Istanbul succeeding the mass.
Greece ‘concerned’ over Israeli operation on Orthodox Patriarchate land in East Jerusalem
Greece's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday issued a statement expressing its "deep concern" over recent developments in the predominantly Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan in East Jerusalem after Israeli forces started bulldozing a 5,000 square meter plot of land owned by the Greek Orthodox Church.
Muslims attacked Orthodox Church near Bethlehem
Archbishop Atallah Hanna of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem strongly condemned the assault, dubbing it an “unprecedented phenomenon.”
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Orthodox Christians mark Christmas Eve
A Christmas Eve mass was held on Jan.6 by the Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul.
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