Since the beginning of this week, maintenance and restoration works are underway at the Holy Monastery of “Axion Esti” in Northcote, Victoria. The initial stage is to repair the damage found on the roof. The project includes the restoration of damage that has built up due to lack of maintenance over the last decade and…

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Friday condemned Turkey’s July 13 unilateral decision to change the status of the UNESCO-protected World Heritage Site of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul from a museum to a mosque. PACE’s Committee on Culture, Science, Education & Media also adopted a written declaration, which says the decision…

On Saturday, December 5, feast of Saint Savvas the Sanctified, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas presided over Matins, served the Divine Liturgy and ordained to the Diaconate Mr Stephen Morys Ireland at the Cathedral of the Divine Wisdom in Bayswater, London.   — thyateira.org.uk

Greek National Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos attended the celebrations honoring the Navy’s patron, Saint Nicholas, at the Navy Cadet school in Piraeus on Sunday. A religious service was led by Piraeus Metropolitan Seraphim, and the event was attended by the leadership of the National Defense forces, including the chief of the general staff and the…

December 5, 2020 Beloved ones, On the threshold of the Nativity of the Lord in the cave, we bid farewell today to Rashad Yaqoub, who deployed efforts and worked as hard as he could to make his heart a cave to the Lord of Glory. Today, we bid him farewell with earthly sadness and heavenly…

His Eminence Metropolitan Chrysostom of Dabar-Bosnia, was admitted to the Clinical Hospital Center “Dr Dragisa Misovic” in Belgrade on Friday evening due to the positive result of testing for the corona virus, it was announced on the website of the Serbian Orthodox Church. No details were released about his health. More information will be known…

My Beloved Ones, Here in Atlanta, and across much of the Holy Metropolis, we are experiencing the beginning of cold weather, which reminds me of the saying, “Απ’ τα Νικολοβάρβαρα αρχίζει κι ο χειμώνας. At Nikolobarbara, the winter begins.” In Greece, the Nikolobarbara refers to the first week of December, when we celebrate the feasts…

The Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity presents, under the High Patronage of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America: “God Is With Us” – An Archdiocesan Virtual Christmas Concert hosted by the Archdiocesan Cathedral Choir, directed by Costas Tsourakis. The annual Christmas Concert at Holy Trinity Cathedral has become a staple in the New York…

It is unimaginable that hunger continues to exist in America.  To help the thousands of at-risk youth in Baltimore who go hungry and are in need of assistance, the Philoptochos Society and Sunday School of the Annunciation Cathedral in Baltimore, MD are collecting non-perishable food items as well as monetary donations for Weekend Backpacks for…