With the Blessings of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, His Grace Bishop Bartholomew of Brisbane blessed and cut the traditional vasilopita for the Diocese of Brisbane on the occasion of the commencement of the new year. From the outset, on behalf of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, His Grace thanked the clergy and…

On Tuesday the 14th of January 2025, the official blessing and cutting of the Vasilopita took place at the Diocese of Perth Function Centre in Dianella, presided over by His Grace Bishop Elpidios of Perth. At the end of the blessing, His Grace read the Message of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia “on the…

Last week, His Eminence Metropolitan Ioan of Banat marked his name day by sharing lunch with the beneficiaries of the Emergency Social Centre for Homeless People at Pădurea Verde in Timișoara, whom he called “brothers of Christ.” The metropolitan brought dozens of containers of warm food and dined alongside the shelter residents. “Do you see…

During the Epiphany season, Romanians in Zagreb gathered in prayer to usher in the New Year at the city’s Romanian church. The liturgical program began last Saturday evening with the Great Vespers service and continued on Sunday through Tuesday with the Divine Liturgy. Following Sunday’s Liturgy, Fr. Nicolae Ceruță, the parish priest of the Romanian…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew received on Tuesday, 14 January 2025, the Greek Minister of Migration and Asylum, Mr Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, along with his delegation. The Ecumenical Patriarch and the Minister had the opportunity to discuss current issues in a cordial atmosphere. Present at the meeting were the Grand Ecclesiarch Archimandrite Aetios, Director of the…

On Tuesday morning, 14 January 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, paid a ceremonial visit to the Prefect of Beyoğlu (Pera), Mr. Atakan Atasoy. His All-Holiness was accompanied by Messrs. Stratos Doltsiniadis, on behalf of the Association for the Support of Greek Community Foundations, and Petros Bazgarlo, one of the Secretaries of the Patriarchate. The…

On the Sunday after Epiphany, 12th of January 2025, with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, the Diocese of Perth held its Annual Combined Epiphany Celebrations at Matilda Bay following the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy that took place at the Church of the Annunciation in West Perth. The perfect weather conditions saw around…

On the evening of the Eve of the Feast of St. Basil the Great and the New Year, 31st December 2024 / 13th January 2025, the cutting ceremony of the Vasilopita took place in the Patriarchal Hall of the Patriarchate. Present at the ceremony were the representative of the Greek Consulate General in Jerusalem, Mrs…

A Hungarian delegation for the Aid of Persecuted Christians visited on Monday, 13 January, the headquarters of the Jerusalem Patriarchate meeting His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III. His Excellency Mr. Tristan Azbej, Hungarian State Secretary for the Aid of Persecuted Christians and the ‘Hungary Helps’ Program, met with His Beatitude the Patriarch of the Holy City…