It is with great joy we announce the appointment of the Very Rev. Archimandrite Nikodemos Anagnostopoulos, as the new Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain, replacing His Grace Bishop Athanasios of Tropaiou, to whom we express the Archdiocese’s and the Archbishop’s gratitude for his many years of service in this most demanding…

The ‘Feast of the Tavros’ – or Bull Fiesta – which takes place in Lesbos every year was revived on 23 February in the Antipodes. Celebrated with festive cheer by the parish of Agios Charalambos at Waldheim Road in Bayswater, those who attended enjoyed the revival of the original folk custom centring around a bull…

The Holy Monastery of Panagia Kamariani in Red Hill, Victoria, has been burgled for the third time, the perpetrators taking a donation box and precious icon. CCTV footage from the incident, which took place between 12.10 am and 12.30 am on Monday 10 February, appears to show two males involved in the break in at…

To the Most reverend archpastors, honorable clergy, venerable monastics and pious faithful of the Patriarchal Exarchate of South-East Asia My beloved in the Lord! My sincere feelings and pastoral responsibility impel me to address you, my dear ones. The deadly disease is striking more and more people in another trial permitted by God on Earth….

The state leadership called the greatest doctor in China and asked, “Are you the greatest doctor in China?“ To which, the doctor replied: When a patient is on his deathbed and, with great effort and going through borderline situations, I manage to cure his illness. My abilities are known throughout China and beyond the national…

  Patriarch Bartholomew, Orthodox Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, will deliver the principal address and receive an honorary degree at the University of Notre Dame’s 175th commencement ceremony May 17. “Patriarch Bartholomew has been a champion for understanding and encounter among the world’s religions, as well as for environmental initiatives, religious freedom and…

Sunday school classes commenced over the weekend at the St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church in Bundall-Gold Coast, Queensland. A blessing ceremony was officiated by the Bishop of Militoupolis, His Grace Jacob, who blessed pupils and teachers.

  Reverberations continued over a bizarre and utterly provocative incident that took place on Sunday in the main square of the town of Sohos, in northern Thessaloniki prefecture. As part of the ongoing carnival, a performance group from neighboring Turkey, comprised of middle-aged men decked out in brightly colored Ottoman-era attire, re-enacted a martial procession…

  A round-table discussion took place at the National Hellenic Research Foundation on Monday afternoon, on the subject of “…From Byzantium to the Ottomans: Macedonia in transition, as shown by the Vatopedi Monastery’s Documents”. The discussion, organized by the Institute for Historical Research, was held on the occasion of the publication of a third edition…