With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, on Sunday, 20 October 2024, at the Church of Saint John the Forerunner, in Carlton, Melbourne, the memory of Saint Artemios the Great Martyr, Patron Saint of Police Officers was celebrated, with a special Doxology Service, at the end of the Divine Liturgy. The Parish…

His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia was one of approximately 350 distinguished leaders of Australian Society who were invited to attend a parliamentary reception, which took place at the Federal Parliament of Australia in Canberra, in honour of His Majesty King Charles III of the United Kingdom and Her Majesty Queen Camilla. Archbishop Makarios had…

“We promise before God and the people that our humble Patriarchate will be filled with the effort to build the body of the Church with reflections and decisions and works of love alone.” This promise was made by Patriarch Bartholomew exactly 33 years ago; in comparison, on the day of his election (22 October 1991)…

At a distance of almost two hours due to the difficult access of the area and the non-existent road network, at a distance of 60 km from the capital city of Accra, in the Eastern Region of Ghana, in a lush green dense rain forest, is the Orthodox Parish Community of the village of Domeabra…

On Sunday, October 20, 2024, following the Divine Liturgy at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided at the Investiture of twenty-eight new Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. In his exhortation at the installation, His Eminence remarked that since the new Archons are “the exemplary sons of the…

The New York Life Insurance Center for the Study of Hellenism in Pontus and Asia Minor at Hellenic College, under the direction of Dr. Nicholas Ganson, who is currently serving as the Dean of Hellenic College, organized an event at the Maliotis Cultural Center on Wednesday, October 16th, dedicated to the Hellenism of Asia Minor….

In the presence of several students, their parents, and teachers, the sanctification rite for the beginning of the new school year was performed at the Greek School in Stockholm on Saturday, 19 October 2024, by His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia. The service was also attended by the priest of St. George’s…

The Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarch chose to honor Yulia Navalnaya with the 2024 Athenagoras Human Rights Award. Yulia is a freedom fighter, human rights activist, and the wife of the martyred Alexei Navalny, Russia’s opposition leader. Yulia promoted the cause of democracy in Russia with Alexei, and following his tragic death, continues to carry…

On October 18, 2024, during their Annual Archon Weekend, Archons and Archons-elect of the Ecumenical Patriarchate attended the formal presentation of the Nicholas J. Bouras Award for Extraordinary Archon Stewardship to Peter J. Skeadas, Archon Hieromnimon, by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, Exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the National Commander Dr. Anthony Limberakis,…