On Tuesday afternoon, 23 December 2020 / 5 January 2021, the Sacrament of the Holy Unction was held at the Monastic Church of Saints Constantine and Helen as a preparation for Christmas. The service of the Sacrament of the Holy Unction was officiated by H.H.B. the Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos, with the co-celebration of six…

On Tuesday, 23 December 2020 /5 January 2021, the Royal Hours of Christmas were read ant the Monastic Church of Saints Constantine and Helen of the Patriarchate. The Royal Hours were read one day before Christmas Eve in order to ease the pilgrimage program of the Christmas Feast on Christmas Eve in Bethlehem. The Royal…

With the blessing and permission of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, His Grace Bishop Elpidios of Kyaneon presided at the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy as the Church of St John the Baptist at Jervis Bay, located on the South Coast of NSW, on Thursday the 7th of January. His Grace was assisted by the Very…

A man with a significant contribution over many years to the Greek Orthodox Church and the wider community was honoured on Wednesday, 6 January, by the Holy Archdiocese of Australia. This was the president for many years of the Parish-Community of St John the Baptist in the suburb of Parramatta in Sydney. Mr Koditsis was…

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A children’s play recounting the eight centuries of the Serbian Orthodox Church, and by extension, the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral, using games, music and storytelling, has been videotaped. The play, by children from the city of Bar, was due to be performed during the 21st children’s conference in the city of Cetinje, which…

On the occasion of Wednesday’s Epiphany feast day, the Patriarch of Bulgaria, His Holiness Neofyt, addressed a letter to the country’s defense minister, referring to a tradition in the country whereby the Orthodox Church blesses the battle flags of the Bulgarian armed forces during a celebratory service.

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, in his Christmas Eve statements, as the Patriarchate of Moscow also follows the Julian calendar, emphasized that life and health are a gift of God, and that man himself has responsibility for this gift. He added “…as such, any action that can destroy human life…

The Patriarchate of Georgia released the annual message of the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II, who called on the faithful to avoid envy, hatred, fear and judgment, along with other sins and earthly pleasures. The Georgian Patriarch’s Christmas message also touched on the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. His Holiness and Beatitude…