#PhiloptochosGetsItDone – National President Maria Logus, Addresses the 2020 Convention “We must pray that we will find the strength and the resources within ourselves to adapt to tomorrow’s demands, just as we have through decades and decades of service to the church and the world. And we must do one more thing – we…

San Francisco – Recognizing the widespread and increasing emotional and mental health needs of our young people, His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos announced a new initiative for clergy and youth workers to support the mental health and wellness of Metropolis teenagers. The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco is partnering with Faithtree Resources to launch The…

Season Premiere of Be the Bee #147 | How to Start (and Keep) a Prayer Rule By Steven Christoforou “It is better to pray little but often.” (Saint Theophylact of Bulgaria) One of the core practices of our spiritual lives is prayer. However, for many young people, starting a daily prayer discipline can seem overwhelming….

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The 1st of September is the first day of the Ecclesiastical year in the Orthodox Church and the day that has been dedicated by our Holy Patriachate to the care and prayer for the environment and God’s creation in general. The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia District of Northcote Victoria announces that this day will be honoured by…

On Monday, August 18/31, 2020, His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos received the Consul General of Greece in Jerusalem, His Excellency Mr. Christos Sophianopoulos on his retirement from his position after four years of service. On this meeting Mr. Sophianopoulos thanked His Beatitude for His co-operation, the information He provided on matters…

  A wildfire in southern Greece on Sunday scorched a portion of the Mycenae archaeological site in southern Greece, the seat of the eponymous Mycenaean civilization, which predated Classical antiquity and is associated with legendary king Agamemnon in Homer’s Iliad.

  Montenegro’s ruling Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) garnered 35 percent of the votes in a tight and bitterly-contested parliamentary election on Sunday — the party’s worst result since the small Adriatic country declared its independence from Serbia 14 years ago. Official results show the opposition alliance securing 32.5 percent, meaning that it could feasibly…

The Islamist Erdogan administration’s belligerence in the east Mediterranean continued unabated at the start of the week. On the domestic front, the authoritarian Turkish president and his top ministers continue to stoke the fires of chauvinism and religious intolerance in the country. While preparations are continuing for the reopening of the iconic Chora church as…