His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, received Maja Popovic, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Serbia at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade, on May 21, 2021. The meeting discussed further improvement of the cooperation of the Serbian Patriarchate with the Ministry of Justice. To that end, the need for additional affirmation of free expression of…

From the beginning of creation to the present, the human race has received innumerable blessings from God, which we continually seek in our common worship. Despite our sinfulness, we take courage in approaching God with our supplications. The Prayer which the Priest addresses to God during the Divine Liturgy at the 3rd Antiphon ends with…

The Diocese of Alaska of the Orthodox Church in America will hold a special assembly later this summer to nominate a candidate to become the ruling hierarch of the diocese. The See has been vacant since His Eminence Archbishop David (Mahaffey) reposed in the Lord on November 28 following a short battle with aggressive renal…

The Orthodox Church in Uganda traditionally celebrates the Baptism of catechumens on Saturdays during Great Lent, following the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great. This year, more than 50 people were baptized just in two parishes, and presumably there were more. On Holy Saturday, May 1, His Eminence Metropolitan Jonah of Kampala and All…

A new monument to Sts. Cyril and Methodius, the Teachers and Enlighteners of the Slavs, was unveiled in a town in southeastern Serbia on Sunday by the presidents of two Slavic countries. The opening ceremony was attended by President Aleksandar Vučić of Serbia and President Rumen Radev of Bulgaria and a number of local residents…

With a Church Service held at the St Dimitrios Orthodox Church, followed by a wreath laying ceremony and the raising of the Pontian, Australian and Armenian flags at the Salisbury Memorial Park, South Australia’s community paused on Sunday, May 23, to commemorate the 102nd anniversary of the genocide of Pontian Hellenism. Present for the proceedings…

Tuesday is an unlucky day for Greeks. It has been so ever since Tuesday the 29th of May 1453. The day the City fell. The day that life as we know it came to an end. This Friday 28 May, at 7:00pm at Axion Esti Monastery, Northcote, Consul General of Greece Emmanuel Kakavelakis and Dean…

The presence of Australian ANZAC veteran, Mr Alf Carpenter, who had taken part in the Battle of Crete and is now 104 years old, was particularly stirring. The official event of remembrance and in honour of the 80th anniversary of the historic Battle of Crete took place on Saturday, 22 May, at the Cenotaph in…

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Χριστὸς Ἀνέστη! [and in response: Ἀληθῶς Ἀνέστη!] Christ is Risen! [and in response: Truly He is Risen! I am verily delighted to be with this beloved community – especially when you are on the brink of opening a new expansion of your parish facilities. And what I love most about…