On Thursday, 22 January 2026, the Church of the Annunciation in Tirana solemnly celebrated the feast of Saint Anastasius the Persian, one of the illustrious martyrs of the Orthodox Church and an unwavering witness to the Christian faith in the 7th century. This sacred day held particular spiritual and historical significance for the Orthodox faithful…

On Monday, 19 January 2026, His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and All Africa held a telephone conversation with Patriarch Tawadros II of the Copts. According to the official announcement of the Coptic Church, Patriarch Tawadros II has successfully undergone surgery in Austria and remains under medical supervision. During this warm telephone…

Twenty-seven members of the Greek community, who have distinguished themselves through many years of dedicated and self-sacrificial service to the Church and to their fellow human beings, were honoured by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia on Monday, 19 January. During the official Dinner held in Sydney to celebrate His Eminence’s name day, they were…

With distinguished guests and the broad participation of the faithful of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia, the official Dinner celebrating the Name Day of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia was held on Monday, 19 January, in Sydney. The festive event, hosted at the Le Montage Reception Centre, was honoured by the presence of the…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew sent a warm Patriarchal Letter of Condolence to His Royal Highness Prince Pavlos, expressing the heartfelt condolences of the Mother Church of Constantinople and of himself personally on the repose of the late Princess Irene. At the Funeral Service, which was held at the Holy Metropolitan Cathedral of the Annunciation…

The proceedings of the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Archdiocese of Australia commenced yesterday, Tuesday, 20 January 2026, as it convened in an extraordinary Session under the presidency of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia. Following the opening prayer, the Minutes of the previous Session were ratified and, thereafter, the Holy Synod proceeded to the…

With ecclesiastical splendour and grandeur, the Great Hierarchical Vespers in honour of the sacred memory of Saint Makarios the Great were celebrated on the evening of Sunday, 18 January, at the Holy Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Theotokos in Sydney. The service was presided over by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, who was…

The Feast of Theophany was celebrated at the Patriarchate on Monday, 6th/19th January 2026. On this day, the Church recalls with gratitude and thanksgiving that our Lord Jesus Christ, though sinless, accepted Baptism in the River Jordan, so that through His Baptism He might deliver all humanity from ancestral sin, renew it from corruption, and…

The Forefeast of Theophany was celebrated by the Patriarchate on Sunday, 5th/18th January 2026, as follows: First, in the Holy Monastic Church of Saints Constantine and Helen of the Holy Sepulchre Brotherhood, the Resurrection Service was chanted, since the day coincided with the Sunday before the Lights and, at the same time, the Forefeast of…