On Wednesday 9th October, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited the Consulate General of the Hellenic Republic in Sydney, where he was warmly received by the staff, headed by the Consul General, Mr Yannis Mallikourtis. In honour of His All-Holiness, Mr Mallikourtis hosted a luncheon attended by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia and the…

The 9th of October, 2024 was etched in the memories of the devout faithful of the Parish–Community of the Resurrection of Christ, in the Sydney suburb of Kogarah, as a historic and unforgettable day. On this day, they had the joy and blessing of welcoming the Primate of the Orthodox Church, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch…

On Monday 7th October, on the occasion of the visit of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to the Holy Monastery of Panagia Pantanassa in Mangrove, New South Wales, a meeting of the monastic communities of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia took place – from the Holy Monasteries of Panagia Pantanassa, St George, St John the…

“Monasticism is the fervent preacher and diligent messenger of the Kingdom of God, which should also be our primary concern,” emphasised His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew during his visit on the morning of Monday 7th October to the Holy Monastery of Panagia Pantanassa in the Mangrove area of New South Wales, near Sydney. His All-Holiness…

On the evening of October 12, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America attended the 25th Enthronement Anniversary Celebration honoring His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas of Detroit. Expressing his admiration for Metropolitan Nicholas’s work, His Eminence remarked that the Metropolitan’s twenty-five years of “episcopal shepherding is truly a generational shift for this Metropolis,” emphasizing that “many…

In Yonkers, New York, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided over the Divine Liturgy of Consecration at St. George Orthodox Church, a parish belonging to the Vicariate for the Palestinian/Jordanian Orthodox Christian Communities. His Eminence gifted the parish with a silver censer and a relic of their patron saint, St. George, one of the…

On Tuesday, October 8, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, along with Chancellor of the Archdiocesan District Fr. Elias Villis, welcomed Fr. Dimitri Lee and Fr. Kallinikos Chasapis to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Headquarters. His Eminence appointed Fr. Chasapis as the new assistant priest for the Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox…

On Wednesday morning, 9th October, His All-Holiness had a meeting with the Ambassador of the Turkish Republic to Australia, His Excellency Mr. Ufuk Gezer, and the Consul General in Sydney, Ms. Belgin Ergüneş, who warmly welcomed him to the official Consular Residence. His All-Holiness, in addition to His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, was accompanied…

On Tuesday 8th October, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew held a meeting with the heads of Christian Churches in Australia in Sydney. The meeting took place in a hall at the International Convention Centre (ICC Sydney), prior to the official dinner hosted in honour of the Patriarch by the Archdiocese of Australia. The Ecumenical Patriarch…