With feelings of joy, emotion and pride, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, welcomed on Monday, 28 April in Sydney, the 14-member delegation of the Presidential Guard of the Hellenic Republic, which is visiting the fifth continent to participate in commemorative events on the occasion of ANZAC Day (April 25). The reception of the members…

On the Sunday of Thomas or Antipascha, 27 April 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was present and joined in prayer from the Holy Altar, at the Venerable Patriarchal Church of Saint George, during the Divine Liturgy, which took place and was officiated by His Eminence Metropolitan Ioakeim of Bursa. Photographs: Nikos Papachristou vema.com.au

On Saturday, 26 April 2025, with the blessing of His Elder Metropolitan Apostolos of Derkoi, who served as Patriarchal Commissioner during the absence of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew—as he attended the funeral service of Pope Francis at the Vatican—the traditional Easter lamb roasting took place for the first time in the courtyard of the…

On a recent occasion, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew received a delegation from the historic Athonite Academy of Mount Athos. The delegation included Hieromonks Ieronymos of Simonopetra and Nikodimos of Saint Pavlos, both members of the academy’s supervisory board, along with Hieromonks Gerasimos of St Pavlos and Damaskinos of Karyes, who serves as the academy’s…

On Wednesday, 7 May 2025, at 7:00 p.m., in the Great Hall of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, Primate and Exarch of all Oceania, will be proclaimed an honorary doctor of the Department of Theology and the Department of Social Theology and Religious Studies of the School…

The work of the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Archdiocese of Australia, which convened on Thursday 24th and yesterday, 25th April 2025, under the Presidency of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, in its regular Session for the period of the Pentecostarion, has been completed. After the opening prayer, the Minutes of the previous Session…

Assembly of Bishops NEW YORK – With gratitude to our Risen Lord Jesus Christ, the Hierarchs of the Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches and of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America gathered in fraternal love and prayer on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church…

On April 24, 2025, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided over the Great Vespers of the Life-Giving Fountain at Zoodohos Peghe Greek Orthodox Church in The Bronx, New York. His Eminence was welcomed by the youth of Zoodohos Peghe. His Eminence was joined by Archdiocesan District Chancellor Fr. Elias Villis, Prositamenos Fr. Vasilios Louros,…

With the Vespers of Love, this year’s cycle of liturgical events for Holy and Great and Holy Week and Holy Pascha came to an end, marked by the overwhelming participation of the faithful, whose presence enriched the services of the local Church. In his Paschal message, His Eminence Metropolitan Arsenios of Austria and Exarch of…