The Governor General of Australia, His Excellency General the Honourable David John Hurley AC DSC (Retd), accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Linda Hurley, arrived in Athens on Monday, 1 May 2023, as part of his official visit to Greece. Upon arrival, His Excellency Mr. Hurley was welcomed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of…

On Saturday, 29 April 2023, His Eminence Geron Metropolitan Apostolos of Derkoi, along with the catechetical teachers and students of the Holy Metropolis, went to the seat of the Primate of Orthodoxy, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Phanar, so that they may offer their prayers and wishes for the Great Feast of Pascha….

Beloved Brothers and Sisters in the Risen Christ, Χριστὸς Ἀνέστη! [and in response: Ἀληθῶς Ἀνέστη!] Christ is Risen! [and in response: Truly He is Risen!] Χριστὸς Ἀνέστη! [and in response: Ἀληθῶς Ἀνέστη!]   Today is the Sunday of the Holy Myrrh-Bearers, a day of remembrance – of remembering the sacrifice of the Cross and Tomb,…

Distinguished Representatives of our Local Government, Honorable Representatives of the Nations of Greece and Cyprus, Noble Officers and Soldiers of the Τάγμα Εὐζώνων, Honorable Members of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of the Greater New York, Sisters and Brothers – Hellenes and Philhellenes alike,   Χριστὸς Ἀνέστη! [and in response: Ἀληθῶς Ἀνέστη!] Christ is Risen!…

Mayor Adams, Dear Friends, Invocation May we bow our heads in prayer: We give thanks to you, O God, for this day of celebration of Greece and Orthodoxy by the City of New York. We express our gratitude to Mayor Adams, and to all who serve the good people of New York. Sustain their efforts….

Your Grace, Bishop Irinej and Protopresbyter Andreas, Archiepiscopal Vicar of the Saint Nicholas National Shrine, Colonel Matthew Bogdanos, Assistant District Attorney for the City of New York and Head of the Antiquities Trafficking Unit, Ms. Devon Eastland, Senior Specialist of Early Printed Books at Swann Galleries, General Counsel of our Sacred Archdiocese, George Tsougarakis, Dear…

In a message for the third Sunday after Pascha, April 30, 2023, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel expressed his gratitude to all Christian women for their work in the Church and society. The Holy Myrrhbearers are models for Christian women: full text Christ is risen! On the third Sunday after the feast of the Resurrection of…

The Holy Theological School of Halki was visited on Thursday, April 27, by a large group of clergy from the Holy Metropolis of Ioannina, along with their families and associates. The visitors, who are in Constantinople due to the canonisation of Saint Jeremiah, Patriarch of Constantinople, from Epirus, were received in the Great Synod of…

A C-130 military transport plane carrying 20 Greek citizens and 19 from other countries who were evacuated from Sudan landed at Elefsina Air Force Base, west of Athens, after 9 p.m. Thursday. The operation concluded the rescue and evacuation operations in Sudan, the National Defense General Staff announced. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited the base,…