On the afternoon of Thursday, November 1 / 14, 2024, the Funeral Service of the Director of the School of Saint Demetrios, the blessed Samir Zananiri took place in the Cathedral of Saint James the Brother of God. H.H.B. our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos, officiated the service, with the co-prayer of His Eminence,…

The 100th anniversary of the declaration of autocephaly of the Orthodox Church in Poland, granted by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople on 13 November 1924, marks a significant milestone. This anniversary reflects the maturity and ecclesiological awareness of the local Orthodox community, shaped by its rich spiritual, cultural, and liturgical tradition, as well as the…

The Greek Orthodox Parish of Saint Sophia and Three Daughters in Surry Hills has announced with the Blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, the expansion of its feeding program ‘Feed the People’ to a third location found a short distance from the Parish at Eddie Ward Park,. The new location will allow the…

On Tuesday, 12th November 2024, faith leaders gathered in the halls of NSW Parliament House to honour the contributions of Special Religious Education across New South Wales schools. The event, attended by the Hon. Prue Car MP, Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, along with a bipartisan assembly of Members of Parliament, highlighted the profound…

Over the past week, the Huffington Ecumenical Institute at HCHC had the privilege and pleasure of hosting the Preparatory Committee of the International Lutheran-Orthodox Dialogue at Hellenic College Holy Cross. The purpose of this meeting was to set the agenda for the upcoming plenary meeting, which will focus on synodality and primacy in the church…

STOCKHOLM – Over the weekend of November 8-10, 2024, the Holy Metropolis of Sweden celebrated the consecration of the chapel named after St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra of Lycia, located within the Hermitage established by the ever-memorable Archimandrite Eusebios Vittis. On the Friday afternoon, November 8, His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and…

The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will pay an official visit to the Holy Metropolis of Nea Ionia, Philadelphia, Heraklion and Chalcedon, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, on November 22 and 23, 2024. The program of the Patriarchal visit is as follows: Friday 22 November 2024 5:30 pm – Official reception of His All-Holiness…

The European Catholic-Orthodox Seminar was held from 3 to 5 November 2024 in Rethymno, Crete, on the theme, “Migration and Human Trafficking as a Consequence of War”. After a welcome address by His Eminence Metropolitan Prodromos of Rethymno and Avlopotamos who hosted the event, the working sessions were opened, introduced by the Seminar’s two co-presidents, His Eminence Archbishop…

We are excited to announce an upcoming Workshop on Documentation of Ecclesiastical Heritage, taking place in the beautiful and historic city of Istanbul, from December 9th to 11th, 2024. This workshop, organized by the EU ERASMUS+ Program NARRATE: “Needs for digital recording and documentation of Ecclesiastical Cultural Treasures in monasteries and temples”, promises to be…