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Meeting of CROCEU Members at the Ambiorix Orthodox Centre in Brussels
Brussels, 17 September 2026 – The members of the Committee of Representatives of the Orthodox Churches to the European Union (CROCEU) met on Thursday, 17 September 2026, at the Ambiorix Orthodox Centre in Brussels, under the chairmanship of His Eminence Metropolitan Athenagoras of Belgium (Ecumenical Patriarchate). The meeting was attended by His Grace Bishop Apostolos of Tanagra, Director of the Office … Continued
G20 Interfaith Forum Leadership Engages with theEcumenical Patriarchate in Brussels on Strengthening theEuropean Dimension of Interfaith Dialogue
Brussels, 9 September 2026 — The leadership of the G20 Interfaith Forum met with His Eminence Metropolitan Athenagoras of Belgium, Exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, on 9 September in Brussels to discuss opportunities for cooperation and the potential engagement of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the Forum’s European and international activities. The meeting was attended by … Continued
The Patriarchal Message for the Indiction (Beginning of the Ecclesiastical Year)
† B A R T H O L O M E WBY THE MERCY OF GODARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE–NEW ROMEAND ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHGRACE, PEACE, AND MERCYUNTO THE ENTIRE PLENITUDE OF THE CHURCHFROM THE FASHIONER OF ALL CREATIONOUR LORD AND GOD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST * * * Most Reverend and Right Reverend Brother Hierarchs, and blessed children … Continued
Open letter from the Christian Churches in Belgium to the people of Ukraine
Brussels – June 24th, 2026 As leaders and representatives of the Christian Churches in Belgium, united in faith and our shared humanity, we address this open letter to our brothers and sisters in Ukraine with hearts full of profound sorrow, yet burning with unyielding solidarity. First and foremost, our thoughts, our prayers, and our deepest … Continued
Informal Talks between the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Anglican Communion
On Thursday and Friday 21-22 May 2026, informal talks took place at the Phanar, between the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Anglican Communion. The delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate consisted of Their Eminences Metropolitan Athenagoras of Belgium (co-chair of the International Commission for Anglican-Orthodox Theological Dialogue [ICAOTD]), Metropolitan Job of Pisidia, and Metropolitan Maximos of Silyvria, … Continued
Metropolitan Athenagoras of Belgium became a doctor in Theology
His Eminence Metropolitan Athenagoras of Belgium and Exarch of the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Ecumenical Patriarchate), President of the Orthodox Bishops’ Conference of the Benelux, was awarded the degree of Doctor of Theology by Radboud University Nijmegen on 11 May 2026, following the public defense of his doctoral dissertation entitled: “The Orthodox Parish of Saint Catherine … Continued
PATRIARCHAL ENCYCLICAL ON THE OCCASION OF HOLY PASCHA
Prot. No. 279 † B A R T H O L O M E W BY GOD’S MERCY ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE – NEW ROME AND ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH TO THE ENTIRE PLENITUDE OF THE CHURCH: GRACE, PEACE, AND MERCY FROM CHRIST, RISEN IN GLORY * * * Most honourable brother Hierarchs and blessed children in the … Continued