For the whole Christian world and especially for us Orthodox Christians, the holiest and most respected human person is Panagia, the Virgin Mary. We respect, honour and express our gratitude to the Most Holy Theotokos, who contributed to the fulfillment of the divine Incarnation and, through it, paved the way for our salvation. Praising and…

The Dodecanesian Federation of Australia held a special church service and wreath laying ceremony on Sunday to mark the 74th anniversary of the Ensomatosi (union) of the Dodecanesian islands to mainland Greece. While the reunification of the Dodecanesian islands to the mainland officially occurred on October 28, 1947, the anniversary is held on March 7…

First-ever Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe Weekend is a Success AHEPA started the celebration of Greece’s Bicentennial in earnest over the weekend with a tribute to American philhellene, Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe. By now many know of the crucial role of Dr. Howe in the American assistance to the Greek War of Independence. It bears repeating….

No one can say, “I am poor and hence I have no means of giving alms.” For even if you cannot give as the rich gave their gifts into the temple treasury, give two farthings as the poor widow did, and from you God will consider it a greater gift than the gifts of the…

  Homily at the Divine Liturgy on the Sunday of the Last Judgment Archpastoral Visit to the Jordanian Community in Rye, New York At the Greek Orthodox Church of Our Saviour March 7, 2021 My dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, I am so very happy to be with you here today, and with…

The Greek Festival of Sydney kicked off at Enmore Theatre on Friday night. Commemorating 200 years from Greece’s Independence, this year’s festivities are set to be the biggest celebration of Greek culture New South Wales has seen. In 2021, Sydney’s Greek Community might not be able to realise its dream for the biggest concert Darling…

Members of the New England Commission on Higher Education (NECHE) last week voted to remove the probationary status of the Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School Of Theology (HCHC), a status that had been imposed in December. On the occasion of the decision, the Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros issued a statement,…

The Metropolitan of Karpenisi, His Eminence Georgios, this week called on large families to return to the region from urban areas, reversing decades of demographic decline and depopulation in mountainous Evritania prefecture, in central mainland Greece, where Karpenisi is the prefecture capital. In an interview with the online Pemptousia radio station, His Eminence stressed how…

The Metropolitan of Rhodes, His Eminence Kirillos, on Sunday received the President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, who is paying an official visit to the Dodecanese island. The Greek president arrived on the island to participate in events marking the 73rd anniversary of the incorporation of the Dodecanese islands into the modern Greek state….