On Cheesefare Sunday, 2 March 2025, the Holy Diocese of Perth conducted the Lenten Vespers of Forgiveness Service at the Church of St Nektarios in Dianella. The service was Presided over by His Grace Bishop Elpidios of Perth and in the presence of all the clergy. Cheesefare Sunday is on the eve of Clean Monday…

On the occasion of the 85th birthday of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary and WCC moderator of the central committee Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm expressed deep gratitude in a special letter. “We praise God for the blessings that he has laid onto your life and all the blessings…

With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, the Sacrament of Holy Unction was celebrated in the Holy Diocese of Chora, by His Grace Bishop Evmenios of Chora, which marked the beginning of the activities of the Pastoral Health Care Network for the Diocese. This initiative, developed under the auspices of the Holy…

On Meat-fare Sunday, the 23rd of February 2025, the Castellorizian Association of WA held its annual Apokries Dinner at the Castellorizian House in Mt Hawthorn, Western Australia. The event was held in the presence of His Grace Bishop Elpidios of Perth and with the attendance of the Honourable Consul for Greece in Perth, Mrs Eleni…

His Holiness Patriarch Porfirije views the recent verdict of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina against Milorad Dodik, President of Republika Srpska, as unconstitutional and contrary to the Dayton Agreement, believing it aims to delegitimize the existence of the semi-autonomous entity and the democratic will of the Serbian people. Pres. Dodik received a one-year prison…

His Beatitude Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia expressed his deep sorrow in an official statement regarding the devastating consequences of the severe snowfall in Western Georgia, which has caused significant problems for the country and resulted in human casualties. He emphasised the importance of solidarity and noted that the government, rescue services, and volunteers are…

New groups of catechumens from various villages in the Iringa district came to receive Holy Baptism at the Kidamali Missionary Centre, in Tanzania. A day of joy, with the bright faces of young and old shining in the sunlight and their souls radiating the grace of Holy Baptism. His Grace Bishop Agathonikos of Arusha and…

His Eminence Metropolitan Meliton of Philadelphia, representing the Ecumenical Patriarchate, is currently in Tirana, where on Thursday, 27 February 2025, he led a memorial service at the grave of the late Archbishop Anastasios of Albania. The service, marked by deep emotion, was attended by Metropolitan Nathaniel of Amantia and clergy of the Archdiocese of Albania….

His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, in his Encyclical for the beginning of Holy and Great Lent, emphasises that the call of our Church for this blessed period is repentance, which “points to a continual journey, a steady reorientation of our existence toward Christ.” “And when this reorientation exists,” His Eminence points out, “then experience…