March 27, 2025, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America welcomed Nikos Androulakis, leader of Greece’s main opposition party PASOK, to the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdioceses of America. Upon his arrival, Mr. Androulakis stated: “It is a great joy and honor for me to meet with you today. I want to congratulate you on…

His Beatitude John X, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, has embarked on an official and ecclesiastical visit to Qatar. Accompanying His Beatitude on this visit is His Eminence, the Most Rev. Metropolitan Athanasios Fahd of Lattakia and its dependencies. Bidding him farewell at Beirut Airport was Minister of National Defense Michel…

On the afternoon of Tuesday, March 13th/26th, 2025, a school event took place at the Patriarchal Seminary School of Holy Sion to celebrate the national commemoration of March 25th, 1821. The event was honoured by the presence of His Beatitude, our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos, Hierarchs of the Holy Sepulchre Brotherhood, priests, monks,…

The Greek community in Bucharest commemorated its forebears on Sunday at the Greek Church, in the context of Greece’s National Day. During the Divine Liturgy, the heroes of the Greek Revolution of 1821 were commemorated—an event marking the Greek people’s independence from the Ottoman Empire. Alongside Her Excellency Lili-Evangelia Grammatika, Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic…

Representatives of the Metropolis of Bessarabia took part in consultations with the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Moldova regarding the reduction of plastic funeral wreaths, which are highly polluting. The meeting took place on Tuesday at the Ministry’s headquarters and was attended by Fr. Maxim Melinti, Cultural Advisor to the Archdiocese of Chișinău,…

On Tuesday, the Mother of God is the Protectress of all mothers, parents, and children, emphasized His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania. Especially on the Feast of the Annunciation, “we deeply value God’s blessing upon all families, and especially upon those who give birth to children or foster or adopt them,” said the Patriarch of…

For the first time in history, a Hellenic Police Delegation visited Melbourne, as guests of the Victoria Hellenic Police Association (VHPA) and supported by Victoria Police. The VHPA invited the Hellenic Police to participate in their uniforms, alongside Victoria Police and AFP officers in the 2025 Greek National Day Ceremony. This visit was underpinned by…

From Sunday, the 23rd to Tuesday, the 25th of March, the City of Melbourne was beautifully adorned in the vibrant national colours of Greece – blue and white – in celebration of Greek National Day. With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Melbourne formally represented His Eminence…

His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, will be proclaimed an Honorary Doctor of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), following a relevant proposal by the two Departments of the Theological School and a unanimous decision of the Academic Senate of the University Foundation. The proclamation ceremony will take place on Wednesday, 7 May…