St Johns Greek Orthodox College (St Johns College) is a family friendly, co-educational Foundation to Year 12 school in Preston Victoria. The school was established in 1972 and is operated by an independent Board appointed by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and in particular His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia. Even before his enthronement…

As we approach the first anniversary of the enthronement of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios as Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church of Australia and Dean of St Andrew’s Theological College—and to mark the arrival of our beloved Shepherd on our shores on this day in 2019—we take this opportunity to express our wholehearted gratitude and…

  MEDIA RELEASE The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia (‘Archdiocese’) makes the following comments in relation to the purchase of a property by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia Consolidated Trust (‘Consolidated Trust’) in Sydney, where the headquarters of the Archdiocese are situated: 1. Given that a) the Archdiocese does not possess a suitable residence…

Reverend Fathers of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada Beloved in the Lord: During this difficult period of COVID-19 I think of you and of our communities, and pray unceasingly. Some clergy and lay people express their uneasiness, because the Archbishop has not given instructions for the re-opening of the churches and the distribution of…

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis continued his official visit to Israel and the Holy Land on Wednesday, with the agenda of talks with Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu including the issue of stability in the wider eastern Mediterranean region, as well as the latest Turkish provocations. Several bilateral agreements were signed by the Israeli and Greek…

Press reports in Turkey continue on almost a daily basis over the Erdogan government’s threats to reconvert the Hagia Sophia back into a mosque, from its current status as Turkey’s most visited museum. The now intense speculation comes before an expected ruling by Turkey’s high court on July 2 on whether the greatest of all…

The Patriarchate of Romania on Tuesday expressed its satisfaction with a highly expected decision by the Romanian government to finally allow holy services in churches and cathedrals with the presence of worshipers, a spokesman for the Patriarchate told the ecclesiastical news agency Basilica.

A significant art exhibition entitled “Heavenly Protectors of the Army and the Fleet of Russia” opened in Moscow this week, just a few days before the dedication of the Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces, in honor of the Resurrection of Christ. The cathedral, built in Patriot Park in the Greater Moscow, will open its doors…