The Byzantine Music School of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, condemns the defamatory, unfair and inaccurate reports and comments currently being expressed and published irresponsibly and maliciously by various media outlets (mainly in Greece) targeting the Archbishop of Australia, Makarios. Our conscience does not allow us to remain inactive and silent while our Church…

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As parishes open their doors, and faithful around the country return to church, the Assembly of Bishops’ COVID-19 Task Force – comprised of priests, public health professionals, risk management experts, and lawyers – has produced updated Guidelines and Considerations for Safer Orthodox Church Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic. The document provides simple, practical measures to…

On Thursday, June 18, 2020, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America convened the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America via videoconference for their regular Spring Session. The Holy Synod addresses the constantly changing spiritual and pastoral needs of the faithful with a spirit of compassion, cooperation and love. With this in…

The Church today venerates the memory of Thaddeus, or Jude, the Apostle & Brother of Our Lord. St. Jude preached in Mesopotamia, Arabia, Idumea and Syria, and, as it’s written, completed the path of his divine apostleship by martyrdom in Beirut — in the year 80. This saint’s life and works are featured today on…

The fifth Archontariki from Mount Athos, with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, will be held on Saturday, June 20, from 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Athens time, or 08.00 to 10.30 GMT. Participation by online viewers from around the world for the previous four such sessions…

Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Costas Vlassis, who also holds the religious diplomacy portfolio, spoke with the Orthodoxia News Agency this week, immediately after his visit to Mount Athos last weekend, in his capacity as the Greek government’s representative in a ceremony to appoint a new four-member executive organ of the Holy Community, which is the…

The trial of the Bishop of Niksic, His Grace Ioannicus, and another eight Orthodox priests was reset on Friday for July 16. The nine clergymen were arrested and held for three days early last month by Montenegro authorities on flimsy charges of violating coronavirus-related restrictions against public assembly. The closely watched trial was rescheduled after…

The worrying phenomenon of a low birth rate in Greece again made headlines this week, with the European Commission saying the eastern Mediterranean nation of roughly 11 million is among the EU member-states with a declining population — as it falls below the EU average. According to Commission figures for 2018, the European average is…