The secretary of a special Church of Greece synodical committee on cultural identity, Fr. Bartholomew Antoniou, spoke to the Orthodoxia News Agency this week, on the occasion of the upcoming 8th international scientific conference, a series of events on the 200th anniversary of the beginning of the Greek War of Independence (1821-2021). The conference will…

Board members of the schismatic church of St. Spyridon in Clayton, Melbourne, on Sunday voted in favor recommending that the parish’s return to the jurisdiction of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, and by extension, to the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Congregants of the parish are set to vote upon the board’s recommendation during an…

The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Austria and Switzerland this week called on the faithful to pray for the war-stricken people of Syria, and especially for the still missing Greek Orthodox Bishop of Aleppo, His Grace Paul Yazigi, the brother of the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, His Beatitude John X. Bishop Paul and…

The Archbishop of Athens on Thursday officiated at the annual blessing ceremony at Greece’s supreme court building, on the occasion of the new judicial year. His Beatitude was welcomed at the high court by its president, Iosif Tsalaganidis, in the presence of Greek Justice Minister Costas Tsiaras and numerous judicial officers.        …

The Moscow Patriarchate’s Holy Synod today sharply condemned recent decisions by the Church of Greece’s hierarchy regarding the Tomos of Autocephaly for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, warning that it will break communion with the Greek Church if proceeds with recognition, although a spokesman later clarified that the Russian Church will maintain relations with individual Greek…

The chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, gave an interview to the TASS News Agency – Most contradictory reports are coming, mostly from anonymous sources, about the Bishops’ Council of the Greek Church held last Saturday. Could you explain what decisions were made at it and how…

On October 17, 2019, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia chaired the extraordinary session of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church held at the Patriarchal and Synodal residence in Danilov Monastery in Moscow. The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church opened the session and addressed the members of the Holy…

Muslim Fulani herdsmen terrorize north-central areas of country. Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed a young Christian man after stopping him on a highway in Kaduna state on Oct. 5, while in Plateau state another 13 Christians have been slain in less than a month, sources said. Armed herdsmen stopped the vehicle of Bartholomew David, 23, and…

The students of St Panteleimon Greek Orthodox Church Dandenong held a presentation dedicated to the wonders of Ancient Greece. Sixth grade students impressed their parents, grandparents and wider community at large with their amazing performance. It was a creative way for them to learn more about Greece’s history and feel a sense of pride for…