The 31st Greek Film Festival has released an exciting program of films and film events for its full program for the Sydney and Melbourne seasons. Presented by the Greek Orthodox Community of NSW and the Greek Community of Melbourne, the Festival will run in Sydney and Melbourne from 13 -25 October across multiple Palace cinema…

With due ecclesiastical splendour and reverence, the feast of the Beheading of the Honorable Head of Saint John the Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord was celebrated on Saturday, 29 August 2026, at the Holy Church of the Nativity of Saint John the Forerunner in Nea Synoikia – Ano Vosporos. The Divine Liturgy was presided…

Rector of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Professor Gerasimos Siasos, met with His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the seat of the Ecumenical Throne in the Phanar. Among other matters, Rector Professor Gerasimos Siasos briefed the Ecumenical Patriarch — who has been proclaimed Honorary Doctor of all the Schools and Departments of the…

With prayerful reverence and the participation of a large number of faithful, the Holy Metropolis of Kydonia and Apokoronas celebrated the Beheading of the Venerable Head of the Holy and Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John, with the celebrations centred upon the Great Vespers in Kournas, Apokoronas, and the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at the Church…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew prayerfully attended the Divine Liturgy on Sunday, 30 August, at the Patriarchal Church of Saint George at the Phanar, at which His Eminence Archbishop Apostolos of Canada presided. The Divine Liturgy was attended by the Hierarchs who are members of the Holy and Sacred Synod, together with a large number…

“In the Orthodox tradition, the sacred icon constitutes a threshold that connects earth with heaven, the temporal with the eternal. As the faithful stand before an icon, they become aware that the Kingdom of God is not something distant or abstract, but is present and active within the life of the world. When we contemplate…

The Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate convened for its regular session on Saturday, 29 August, under the presidency of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, and examined a series of matters listed on the agenda, concerning which the appropriate decisions were taken. During the session, as noted in the relevant communiqué: “The Small…

By Salvatore Ambrosino August 28, 2026 WASHINGTON D.C. — His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America joined religious leaders representing multiple faith traditions at the U.S. Department of Justice on August 27 for a high-level gathering focused on strengthening protections for houses of worship, safeguarding religious freedom and confronting religious hatred. The gathering, convened by the…

On the morning of Thursday, 14/27 August 2026, the Service of the Lamentations of the Dormition of the Theotokos was observed at the Church of the Dormition in Gethsemane. For this service, the Patriarchal Entourage, under His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos, departed from the Patriarchate at 7:30 a.m. and proceeded on…