“Australia was and will continue to be your home,” said Archbishop Makarios Bishop Nikandros of Doryleon has been elected by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate as the new Metropolitan of Eirinoupolis. The 72-year-old cleric is leaving Australia after 19 years of service. Born in Karystos, Bishop Nikandros (Nikolaos Palyvos) studied at the Theological…

Dream Centers offer Children, Families Safe Spaces, Support Overcoming Trauma   Baltimore, Md. (October 15, 2019) – International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) is launching a new fundraising campaign, aiming to raise $250,000 for programming that supports children and families who have survived trauma and tragedy in Syria. Children are among the millions affected by the…

Saint Augustine, Fla. – Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos visited Saint Augustine, Florida, the week of September 30—October 4, as he began his new ministry as the Hierarchal Proistamenos of the Saint Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine, as well as Synodal Liaison of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the USA to the Orthodox Christian…

A consultation took place in Durres, Albania on 3-7 October 2019, bringing together Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox women involved in the work of the World Council of Churches since the 10th WCC Assembly in Busan (Korea) in 2013. The Orthodox women participating in the Consultation were members of the WCC governing bodies, commissioners or…

There was once a simple man named Yannis who loved Jesus greatly. Because of his medical condition, however, he couldn’t do anything in order to find a job. Finally, an Elder took pity on him and brought him to his monastery. After much trial and error, the Elder found him something he could do: the…

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The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Irinej, this week received the new ambassador of the UK to Serbia, Sian Macleod, at the Patriarchal residence. Among others, both sides discussed the initiatives taken by Great Britain regarding persecution against Christians around the world over recent years.   

Ontario Minister of Finance Rod Phillips was received by the Metropolitan of Toronto and Exarch of All Canada, Eminence Sotirios, at the Archdiocese in Toronto, which he toured, along with the chapel of St. John the Divine. Among others, His Eminence brought up the issue of the dire situation of Christians in Turkey, as well…

Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, this week honored Greece’s outgoing ambassador to Australia, Ekaterini Xagorari, for her overall work and efforts towards promoting bilateral relations and in representing Athens on the island continent nation.