His Eminence Archbishop Makarios’ first pastoral visit to Saint George Monastery Yellow Rock NSW. There he was welcomed by the Abbot of the Monastery Archimandrite Father Kyriacos, and pilgrims from Sydney. – Source: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia

His Holiness Patriarch Neofit of Bulgaria held an inter-Orthodox meeting on countering heresies and sects on Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at the Holy Metropolis of Sofia. Gathering a number of hierarchs, clergy, and experts, the meeting aimed to find a solution to the ongoing Ukrainian ecclesiastical issue, reports the press service of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church….

On Wednesday, July 17, 2019, Archbishop Elpidophoros spoke at the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom for the session on “Atrocity Prevention Protecting Vulnerable Religious Minorities in Conflict and Crisis Settings”. He spoke with other panelists Naomi Kikoler, Austin Shangraw, and Ben Rogers.     goarch.org

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Orthodoxy continues to bloom in sub-Saharan Africa. A feature on the Orthodoxia news agency today shows a Divine Liturgy presided by the Bishop of Toliara and South Madagascar, His Grace Prodromos on Sunday, in commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the 4th Ecumenical Council. Among the worshipers were newly baptized young boys, who served as…

A delegation of Hellenic Air Force officers, led by Major Gen. Dimitrios Tsirogiannidis, this week visited the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.  

The new Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, was warmly received at the White House Oval Office by US President Donald Trump on Tuesday. Also present were Vice President Mike Pence; US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar; and the Vicar General of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, Fr. Alex Karloutsos. The…

Newly elected Parliament deputies from the July 7 general election in Greece were sworn-in on Wednesday morning. Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, officiated at the first ceremony, along with members of the Holy Synod, where most deputies provided a religious oath. The primate of the Church of Greece wished Parliament MPs…

Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, on Wednesday afternoon received new Greek Education and Religious Affairs Minister Niki Kerameos at the Archdiocese, with the former first referring to a need for continued cooperation between the two sides. He also welcomed the new minister by referring to his meeting on Tuesday with Greek…