On 29th June 2019, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia welcomed a new Primate and Father in His Eminence, Archbishop Makarios, and with him, a new focus on Australia’s youth and young adult community. “In collaboration with our blessed priests,” he shared at his enthronement, “we shall give greater emphasis to the younger generations. Young…

Archbishop of Sebastia Diocese Of the Greek Orthodox Church in occupied Jerusalem, Attallah Hanna, welcomed a delegation of the World Council of Churches at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the adjacent cathedral, and urged them, along with all churches, to denounce the so-called “Deal of the Century” and the ongoing historical injustice inflicted…

With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira & Great Britain is pleased to announce that between the 5th and 17th of March the Archdiocese will host the Holy Relic of St. George from the Holy Monastery of Xenophontos (Mount Athos) for the spiritual renewal and sanctification of the faithful…

On February 14, 2020, the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America participated in the 58th Session of the Commission for Social Development at the United Nations. The Department held a side event on the Housing First Approach as part of the Archdiocese’s initiatives on homelessness. The event, titled,…

Father George (Georgios), the first African deacon in the known history of the city’s diocese, was ordained a Deacon by Thessaloniki’s bishop Anthimos recently. Father George, who hails from the African nation of Uganda, moved to Thessaloniki in order to study at the Theological School in the city’s Aristotle University. As he began to study…

His Grace Bishop Silouan of Sinope presided over the Divine Liturgy for the Feast Day of Saint Philothea of Athens who is the Protectress of the Greek Welfare Centre in South Australia, at the Greek Orthodox Community and Parish of Prophet Elias Norwood His Grace was assisted by the Parish Priest Fr. Stavros Psaromatis and…

On Sunday, February 3/16, 2020, the Patriarchate celebrated the commemoration of Saint Simeon the God-receiver at the Holy Monastery dedicated to him, which is in New Jerusalem, near the Holy Monastery of the Sacred Cross and of the Hebrew Knesset. On this feat the Church commemorates Saint Simeon the God-receiver, who received in his arms…

On 17th February, the Feast of the Great Martyr Theodore of Tyre, His Beatitude the Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa Theodoros II, celebrates his Name Day, and from the first year of his ascension to the Throne of the Church of the Apostle and Evangelist Mark, to this day, he always celebrates with his…

One of the most delicate—yet important—issues in the Church is the distinction between the essence of God and His energies. Because God is the uncreated Creator and is above everything else, this implies that, theoretically, we humans, as His creatures—especially in our state of fallen nature—are on a completely different existential plane. Therefore, we cannot…