The Greek community in Sydney on Sunday honored the heroes of 1821 during the official celebration of the 200th anniversary of the commencement of the Greek War of Independence. A Doxology service was held at the cathedral of the Annunciation of the Theotokos, in the Sydney suburb of Redfern, in the presence of the consul…

The Moscow Patriarchate’s Metropolitan of Volokolamsk, His Eminence Hilarion, was the latest Orthodox hierarch to refer to this year’s bicentennial of the Greek War of Independence, speaking on Sunday after a prayer service for deliverance from the Covid-19 pandemic. Hilarion, who is also the chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department of External Church Relations, emphasized…

The Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IAO) issued a statement on March 17, calling on international organizations to protect the monuments of Armenian culture that are now within the territory of Azerbaijan, including sites of the Armenian Apostolic church. The IAO comprises parliamentary delegations from 25 countries (including Greece, Russia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, and many…

My beloved Sub-deacon Elias, What an extraordinary day for you to present yourself for Ordination, on this Second Sunday of the Holy Fast – that of Saint Gregory Palamas, and the thirtieth anniversary of your father’s priestly ordination. And I, your proud godfather, and friend to your family for all these decades, stand before you,…

It was a full week of festivities in Perth for the 200th Anniversary of our National Day of 25 March 1821. The Consulate of Greece in Perth organised a series of events to commemorate this special occasion. A reception took place at the Perth Town Hall on 25 March, in the presence of the Lieutenant…

Nick Bourdaniotis’ photographic work of The Greek Presidential Guard is currently being exhibited in Melbourne, with Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth to follow in the coming months More than 50 dignitaries attended the opening night of Nick Bourdaniots’ ‘The Evzones Collection’ in Melbourne on Friday, following the exhibition’s national launch in Canberra. Among them were…

  Dear brothers and sisters, You are invited to participate in the 1st e-Meeting with Elder Ephraim and the friends of the “BIZANTICONS ARTS” store in Bucharest, which will take place Thursday 1st April 2021, 07:30-09:30 PM. Elder Ephraim will talk in Greek and we will offer real-time Romanian Interpretation for the entire session, including…

With pride and in a spirit of unity, the Greek community in Sydney honoured the heroes of 1821 during the official celebration of the 200 year-anniversary since the declaration of the Hellenic Revolution, which took place on Sunday, 28 March. On Sunday morning, a Doxology service was held at the Holy Cathedral of the Annunciation…

Following a meeting with religious representatives yesterday, Romanian authorities announced that Pascha services will be open to the public, despite the current surge in COVID infections. “The solution that we are going with is to adapt the timeframe of restrictions so believers can physically attend the Resurrection Service or the holidays of each religious group…