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29.06.2020 | 13:57
First anniversary of the enthronement of Archbishop Makarios plus the ordination of a new priest and elevation to Archimandrite
29 June 2020 MEDIA RELEASE In an atmosphere of spiritual joy and with deep emotion the memory of Saints Peter and Paul, the Chief of the Apostles, and the first anniversary of the enthronement of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia were commemorated in Sydney. This double celebration was combined with the promotion of a…
29.06.2020 | 13:51
George Zapantis’ funeral expenses to be paid by Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
George Zapantis, a 29-year-old Greek-American, was killed by police in New York’s borough of Queens, after a neighbour misreported that he was carrying a gun inside his own home. Ricky Noble, a neighbour of Zapantis, blamed another neighbour entirely for the incident and described the deceased as a good person who often brought them Greek…
29.06.2020 | 13:43
State Department: We call on Turkey’s government to maintain Hagia Sophia as a UNESCO World Heritage site
“The Hagia Sophia holds enormous spiritual and cultural significance to billions of believers of different faiths around the world,” Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback posted on Twitter on Friday. “We call on the government of Turkey to maintain it as a UNESCO World Heritage site and to maintain accessibility to all…
29.06.2020 | 12:26
ENCYCLICAL OF HIS EMINENCE ARCHBISHOP ELPIDOPHOROS OF AMERICA
The Fourth of July, 2020 To the Most Reverend Hierarchs, the Reverend Priests and Deacons, the Monks and Nuns, the Presidents and Members of the Parish Councils of the Greek Orthodox Communities, the Distinguished Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Day, Afternoon, and Church Schools, the Philoptochos Sisterhoods, the Youth, the Hellenic Organizations, and…
29.06.2020 | 11:46
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov will be fined 300 levs ($174) for violating an order to wear a protective face mask during a visit to a church on Tuesday, the health ministry said.
Health Minister Kiril Ananiev on Monday ordered Bulgarians to resume wearing masks again at all indoor public venues after the Balkan country last week recorded its highest weekly rise in novel coronavirus cases. “All persons who were without protective face masks in the church at the Rila Monastery during the prime minister’s visit will be…
29.06.2020 | 11:39
Turkish intelligence spied on Greeks pilgrimaging to monastery in Pontus
The Turkish government secretly ran surveillance on Greek nationals who visited a historic Christian Orthodox monastery on Turkey’s Black Sea coastline, according to the testimony of a former intelligence officer that was revealed on Nordic Monitor. 46-year-old former police intelligence officer, Muhittin Zenit, who worked in Trapezounta (Τραπεζούντα, Turkish: Trabzon), admitted that during a hearing…
29.06.2020 | 11:30
Tongues of Greek Australia: An Anglicised Hellenic language
The photograph of the composite sign accompanying this text was taken by my own insufficiency while driving around the streets of Melbourne. It represents, better than any words ever could, the complex multicultural and linguistic reality of our city. The first half of the sign is in Italian. The second half purports to be in…
29.06.2020 | 11:20
Message from the Prime Minister in regards to the First Year Anniversary of the Enthronement of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios.
28.06.2020 | 20:09
The Jerusalem Patriarchate celebrated the commemoration of the Holy Prophet Elisha
On Saturday, June 14/27, 2020, the Patriarchate celebrated the commemoration of the Holy Prophet Elisha at the Holy Monastery dedicated to him in Jericho, next to the sycamore tree of Zacchaeus. On this day the Church commemorates the Holy Prophet Elisha according to the testimony of the Old Testament, in the Books of Kings. He…
