Archbishop Ieronymos on Friday again referred to the coronavirus crisis and the strict measures taken to prevent a mass outbreak. In a statement to Greece’s state-run news agency, the Primate of the Church of Greece noted that “… Our Church embraces all; it loves all and prays for all. The Church does not retain…

  Greece’s new president of the republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, was sworn-in on Friday in Parliament. The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, administered the oath of office. The oath of the Greek president was as follows: “I swear in the name of the Holy, Con-substantial and Indivisible Trinity to safeguard the Constitution…

The Church today venerates the memory of St. Hypomoni the Righteous. Hypomoni means patience in Greek. St. Hypomoni, the daughter of 14th century Serbian nobleman Konstantin Dragas, was the Byzantine Empress consort Helena Palaiologos, the mother of the last emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, Constantine Palailogos. St. Hypomoni’s holy relic is venerated today at…

  Due to recent developments on the Covid-19 (corona-virus) and the increasing cases in Australia as well as the corresponding guidelines announced by the Federal Government of Australia, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios has postponed the Youth Conference, which was to be held on Saturday 14th of March 2020 at St. John’s College Preston. His Eminence…

His Eminence Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro and the Littoral visited Zlatica Monastery in Podgorica on 11 March 2020. The Metropolitan was welcomed by abbess Evgenija, head of this ancient Christian sanctity. Monastery Zlatica, the ancient Christian seat of the Episcopate from V-VI century with baptistry, is located in Doljani, in Kuce near Podgorica. Remnants of…

As the international community struggles to contain the Covid19 coronavirus pandemic, two iconic events for the Greek community in Australia for the coming days will be called off. The first major annual event to be canceled is the traditional March 25 Greek National Day parade, which takes place in Melbourne. The Organizational Committee for Greek…

SYDNEY – The Sunday of Orthodoxy and the restoration of the icons to the churches was celebrated solemnly at the Church of Sts. Raphael, Nicholas, and Irene in Sydney. Bishop Emilianos of Meloa, Chancellor of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia, presided over the Divine Liturgy, which was followed the procession of the holy icons commemorating…

As the coronavirus COVID-19 continues to spread rapidly and a state of emergency has been declared for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Hellenic College Holy Cross is taking important steps to protect its students, faculty, and staff. Beginning on Monday, March 23, all instruction will be conducted online for the remainder of the semester. Spring break…

Only the foolish think that suffering is evil. A sensible man knows that suffering is not evil but only the manifestation of evil and healing from evil. Only sin in a man is a real evil, and there is no evil outside sin. Everything else that men generally call evil is not, but is a…