In an atmosphere of spiritual joy and enthusiasm, and yet also emotionally charged, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited the Archdiocesan Holy Church of St Eustathios, the seat of the Holy Diocese of Melbourne, on Monday, 14th October. Upon the arrival of His All-Holiness, the church bells rang joyfully, while a large number of faithful gathered…

On Monday 14th October, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited the Premier of Victoria, the Hon. Jacinta Allan MP, in Melbourne. The Patriarch was accompanied by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, His Eminence Metropolitan Filotheos of Thessaloniki, and the Very Reverend Grand Ecclesiarch Archimandrite Aetios, Director of the Personal Patriarchal Office. Ms Allan welcomed…

“Imvros awaits you, the Great Church awaits you, the Patriarch awaits you… Come, dear compatriots, because Imvros and the Patriarchate are your home, where the most precious treasures of faith and Romiosini are preserved… Come, because Imvros needs to hear the voices of the children of the Romians, the songs of the Romians, even the…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew had the opportunity to reaffirm that the future of Orthodoxy in Australia is in very good hands during his attendance at the Youth Parade held in his honour in Melbourne on Sunday afternoon, 13th October, following the historic Patriarchal Divine Liturgy at Margaret Court Arena. Proud Greek youth marched before…

NEW YORK – The announcement of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America regarding a $3,000,000 investment in the newly constructed mixed-use building of the Saint Demetrios parish, including the purchase of 39% of the building, sparked numerous reactions and prompted a range of responses. Anamniseis communicated with senior advisor to His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of…

Twenty delegates of the Anglican-Orthodox Theological Dialogue gathered at St. Demetrios Church in Weston, MA for worship on Sunday, October 6th. His Eminence Metropolitan Athenagoras of Belgium together with His Eminence Metropolitan Serafim of Zimbabwe and Angola celebrated the Divine Liturgy along with Orthodox clergy from the Antiochian, Georgian, Romanian Patriarchate, from Greece, Cyprus and…

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Center for Family Care announces the awarding of a generous grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. for the establishment of a new initiative On Behalf of All: Toward an Accessible Divine Liturgy for Children with Disabilities. The grant of $1,250,000 will provide funding for a period of five years for…

“It is with great appreciation that we have received your message of sympathy regarding the escalation in Lebanon” Patriarch John X, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East of the Greek Orthodox, expressed his thanks and appreciation to Patriarch Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. This came in a response to the message of…

On Sunday 13th October, the “heart” of Orthodoxy beat strongly in Hellenic Melbourne, the renowned city of Greeks in the fifth continent; the pride and joy of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia. Thousands of devout Orthodox Christians, of both Greek and other backgrounds, children, youth, middle-aged, and elderly, first, second, and third or more generation…