On Wednesday 9th October, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew paid a visit to the NSW Parliament House accompanied by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, His Eminence Metropolitan filotheos of Thessaloniki, the Grand Ecclesiarch Archimandrite Aetios, Director of the Personal Patriarchal Office, and Archdeacon Athenagoras of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia. They were welcomed by…

On Wednesday 9th October, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited Rookwood General Cemetery in Sydney, where the blessed Metropolitan Theophylactos of Australia and New Zealand, and Archbishop Stylianos of Australia rest in the Greek Orthodox section. The Patriarch, accompanied by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, His Eminence Metropolitan Seraphim of Sevasteia, the Very Reverend…

On Tuesday 8th October, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited Taronga Zoo in Sydney, where he had the opportunity to admire the variety of wildlife of the fifth continent. After his tour of the zoo, His All-Holiness attended a luncheon in his honour, hosted by the Greek Welfare Centre of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia…

The Greek-Australian community deeply respects, loves, and honours the venerable Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and yet another undeniable testament to this was the overwhelming participation of around 1,500 people in the official dinner held in honour of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on the evening of Tuesday 8th October in Sydney. The dinner took place…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros Remarks at the Closing Dinner for the International Commission for Anglican-Orthodox Theological Dialogue October 10, 2024 Maliotis Cultural Center Brookline, Massachusetts Most Reverend and Right Reverend Metropolitans and Bishops, Reverend Clergy, Dear and Respected Members of the International Anglican-Orthodox Theological Dialogue, Friends in our Lord Jesus Christ, I am delighted that…

Balamand, October 10, 2024 At the invitation of Patriarch JOHN X, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, and in the presence of the Antiochian Metropolitans of the Archdioceses in Lebanon, a meeting of the Orthodox Ministers and Members of Parliament was held to discuss the dire circumstances that Lebanon and the Middle…

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu met with Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia at the Metropolitan Residence in Chișinău on Friday, October 4. During the visit, several upcoming projects of significant historical and symbolic importance were presented to the prime minister in the context of the Centennial of the Bessarabian Metropolis. The Metropolis will celebrate its 100th…

On Saturday, October 5, His Grace Bishop Ioan Casian of Canada met with His Beatitude Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia in Montreal. His Beatitude attended the 70th anniversary of the Serbian Orthodox Parish of the Holy Trinity in Montreal. The anniversary began on Saturday with the Divine Liturgy, attended by His Eminence Mitrofan, Serbian Orthodox Archbishop…

On the morning of Wednesday, September 26 / October 9, 2024, a Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the Holy Monastery of Saint Simeon in Katamon by His Eminence Archbishop Dimitrios of Lydda. After the Divine Liturgy, the Ninth-Day Memorial Service of Blessed Jonah Karousis was held by the Archbishops Dimitrios of Lydda and Aristarchos of…