On the occasion of the National Day of Greece, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarchate Bartholomew sent the Grand Protosyncellus Archimandrite Gregorios to the Consulate General of Greece in Constantinople, who then presided over the Doxology and Memorial service, whilst also conveying to the Consul General, His Excellency Ambassador Konstantinos Koutras, the congratulations and best wishes of…

The Church of Our Lady ‘Axion Esti’, in Northcote, Melbourne, was the focus of events for the anniversary of 28 October 1940 in the Holy Diocese of Chora, in Victoria. In the presence of many members of the Greek community, who came to honour the courage and determination shown by the Greeks during the heroic…

With the blessings of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, His Grace Bishop Bartholomew of Brisbane visited the church of Saint Paraskevi in Taigum and celebrated the Divine Liturgy, assisted by Parish Priest Father Athanasios Athanasiadis. Following the Divine Liturgy, Father Athanasios read the encyclical by the Holy Eparchial Synod thanking the civil authorities, the…

The Greek Welfare Centre of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia is organising a series of Marriage Preparation Seminars in Sydney, with the next to be held over two days, on Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th of November 2024. The seminars are free and offer couples the opportunity to understand and appreciate various important aspects of…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America welcomed the newly appointed Spiritual Court members of the Archdiocesan District on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. The members include the Chancellor of the Archdiocesan District Rev. Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne Elias Villis as presiding officer on behalf of His Eminence, V. Rev. Archimandrite Chrysostomos Panos, Rev. Protopresbyter Peter…

On Tuesday, October 29, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America received, at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, Rev. Presbyter Ioannis Capones to wish him farewell. Fr. Capones will be leaving the Archdiocesan District for the Metropolis of Atlanta where he will serve at the parish of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Asheville,…

On Monday, October 15/28, 2024, a doxology was held in the Catholicon Church of the Holy Sepulchre, for God’s help in liberating our nation from the German and Italian Occupation of the Second World War and as a tribute towards the fighting heroes of our Nation and a prayer for the repose of souls of…

On Saturday, October 13/26, 2024, the Patriarchate celebrated the feast of the repatriation of the holy relic of our Holy Father, Savva the Sanctified. On this feast, the Church of Jerusalem commemorates that after the lifting of anathemas between the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches, the meeting of the Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras with Pope John…

In a heartfelt gesture of shared commitment to peace, His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of Jerusalem, received Consul General Diane Corner of Great Britain as she concluded her three-and-a-half-year tenure in Jerusalem. The farewell visit, held at the Patriarchate’s historic headquarters, offered an opportunity for reflection on the enduring role of the Church in the…