The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, on Sunday attended events commemorating the grim anniversary of the Turkish invasion in Cyprus in July 1974 — organized by local Cypriot organizations, and held at the Archangel Michael Cathedral in Port Washington, New York. The Archbishop also presided at a memorial service for the victims of…

Speaking from Parliament’s podium to announce her ministry’s policy statements, new Education and Religious Affairs Minister Niki Kerameos on Monday cited the first initial discussions she had last week with Church of Greece hierarchs, merely reiterating that dialogue will continue based on respect of the distinct roles and lines between Church and state.

  His Eminence Archbishop Makarios, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church of Australia, having been informed of the tragic event regarding the senseless shooting of 16 year old Greek-Australian youth, Alex Gatis, of Adelaide immediately sent out the following statement: “I was informed with much pain of the shooting of our Greek-Australian 16 year old…

  The Metropolitan of Peristeri, His Eminence Klimis, on Sunday, after the holding of the Divine Liturgy, visited several cathedrals and churches in the western Athens Metropolis’ jurisdiction, in order to survey their condition, 48 hours after an earthquake struck the greater Athens area. The 5.1on the Richter scale tremor was recorded very close to…

  The new Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, received Cyprus’ ambassador to the country, Fotis Fotiou, at his office in the Archdiocese’s seat in Sydney, with discussions revolving around time issues and, as expected, on the course of the Cyprus problem. Additionally, Amb. Fotiou presented His Eminence with a congratulatory letter from Cyprus President…

  A looming resumption in a dialogue regarding Church-state relations, held by members of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece’s Holy Synod with the new leadership of the education and religious affairs ministry continues to attract attention by Church hierarchs, with the Metropolitan of Nafpaktos and Aghios Vlasios, His Eminence Ierotheos, this week publishing an…

On the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the invasion of the Turkish military troops in Cyprus, on Saturday, July 21, 2019, Archbishop Makarios of Australia presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady Theotokos in Sydney, which was followed by a wreath laying ceremony at Martin…

US ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt this week acknowledged the importance that Orthodoxy holds for Greek culture and the country’s people, in exclusive statements to the Orthodoxia news agency, while also attesting to Mount Athos’ significance for Orthodoxy and Washington’s standing support for the reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Halki seminary. Citing his numerous meetings…

The Archdiocese Department of Stewardship, Outreach & Evangelism announces its next National Conference on Missions & Evangelism to be held Feb. 3-5, 2020 in Columbus, Ohio at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral. This event is made possible by a grant from Leadership 100. The theme of the conference is Leading Change Toward a Healthier Parish and features…