Today is the 5th Wednesday after Pascha, Holy and Great Easter Sunday. The Church today venerates the memory of St. Lydia of Thyatira, as well as of the Holy Martyr Thalleleus. St. Thalleleus was from the region of ancient Phoenicia, modern-day Lebanon, the son of a Christian bishop. Raised in piety, he was trained as…

The Steering Committee of the “Restoration Fund for rehabilitation of faith-based social services & religious infrastructure damaged during the crisis in Syria” held an online meeting that gathered the representatives of the participating churches, representatives of Kerk in Actie (KiA) – Netherlands, which is the donor of the program, and senior officials from the General…

Dear Chapter Presidents, Xristos Anesti! The sun is out and hopefully, you are enjoying this beautiful day! I would like to follow-up with the invitation below regarding the Virtual Metropolis Ministry Awards Recognition on Sunday, June 14 at 7 p.m. We all know that the mission of the Philoptochos is to help the needy. In…

To the Reverend Clergy and Parish Councils of the Metropolis of Boston Dear Brethren in the Household of the Lord, Christos Anesti! Christ Is Risen! As we have reached Mid-Pentecost and continue in the Paschal celebration, I pray that you and your families are well and healthy! As you know, Massachusetts Governor Baker announced this…

Persecution of Christians in Nigeria: the kidnapping and forced marriage of girls from Christian families in Nigeria, as we have seen also in Pakistan, is not new; it is a sadly recurring phenomenon, such that women all over the country are continually at risk of kidnapping from the Fulani herdsmen and Boko Haram terrorist group,…

Restoration work has resumed on the historical Sümela Monastery, located in the Maçka district in the northern Trabzon province, a major religious tourism hub in Turkey. The restoration work had been suspended due to adverse weather conditions and as part of measures to combat the coronavirus outbreak. A total of 35 people are participating in…

Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! During the past several weeks His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros has conducted a prayer service from the Archdiocesan Chapel of Saint Paul. These services, which are for the healing of those affected by COVID-19 and those who have passed from this terrible disease, have provided a few moments of…

  Next year will mark 200 years since Greece began the struggle for independence and Victoria’s Organizing Committee of the National Anniversary is calling on the entire Greek community to take part in organising events to mark the great anniversary. The organising committee which consists of all major Greek organisations in Victoria has begun preparations…

The 79th Anniversary of the Battle of Crete was kept small in Melbourne due to the COVID-19 restrictions. A wreath-laying ceremony took place at the Shrine of Remembrance. Wreaths were laid by Greek consul general Dimitris Michalopoulos, President of the Cretan Federation of Australia and New Zealand A. Tsourdalakis and representatives of Cretan bodies. Events…