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On Monday, December 1/14, 2020, the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem convened a meeting chaired by H.H.B. our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos. The Holy and Sacred Synod discussed various matters of the Patriarchate and decided the following: Approved Monk Markelos’ application to join the Hagiotaphite Brotherhood, and be ordained…

A campaign to preserve the Modern Greek Studies Program of Latrobe University has paid off, as a relevant agreement signed on Wednesday. Among the institutions that lent their support was the Holy Archdiocese of Australia, which in addition to contributing financially to the program, encouraged students in its educational institutions to enroll in the program…

The online magazine Pemptousia will organize the first digital archontariki with the Metropolitan of Mesogea and Lavreotiki, His Eminence Nikolaos, on Sunday, Dec. 20, and between 7:30 – 9:30 in the evening, Athens time. After His Eminence’s address, focusing on the tribulations and challenges faced by Christians amid the ongoing pandemic, an online discussion will…

A four-day period of special services and celebrations began on Wednesday on the Ionian island of Zakynthos, ahead of Thursday’s feast day of Dionysius of Zakynthos, the island’s patron saint. In stark difference to previous years’ splendorous and reverent services and traditions, this year’s commemorations – including a litany of the saint’s Holy Relics –…

  The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, on Tuesday congratulated US president-elect Joe Biden over his election victory, five weeks after the US presidential election was held. In his letter, the Russian Patriarch, among others, notes that “…The modern world needs great stability and security, for the development of constructive cooperation…

Churches around Greece will reopen for the Holy 12-Week period between Christmas Day and the Epiphany, on Jan. 6, but with a specific daily schedule and with all public health precautions and restrictions in place to prevent exposure to the Covid-19 virus. This positive development follows the publication of a joint ministerial decision on Tuesday…

  The Church today venerates the memory of the Holy Prophet Aggaeus, known as Haggai. This prophet’s name means “festive” in Hebrew. He was born in Babylon at the time of the captivity of the Jews. His prophecy, divided into two chapters, is ranked 10th among the minor Prophets. Today is also the feast day…

On Sunday, December 12, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas presided over Matins and served the Divine Liturgy at the Church of St Katherine in Barnet, N. London.     Archdiocese of Thyateira & Great Britain