Prime Minister of Greece, Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis made an official visit to Canada between 23-25 March 2024. This was the first visit of a sitting Greek prime minister in four decades to the country. On Saturday, 23 March 2024, Mr. Mitsotakis had an interview with the highly influential television program, CTV Question Period, which is…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was present and spoke at the 9th Alumni Meeting of the Galata School, on Tuesday 26 March 2024. The opening speech of Ms. Komorosano moved the attendees, as did the speech of Ms. Doras Mavraki, president of the Association of Galatians in Athens. There was a great participation of the…

The Orthodox Faith is blessed with having a rich musical tradition, and in particular the sacred art of Byzantine Chant holds an important place within our worship services. In order to safeguard the future of the Faith in our nation, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia has established the Byzantine Music School of Australia (BMA)…

On Thursday, 28 March, the Deputy Minister of the Interior of Greece, Mr. Theodors Livanios, accompanied by the local Chief Shepherd, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, visited the Parish of Saint Spyridon in Kingsford, one of the most dynamic and historic Greek Orthodox parishes in Sydney. Mr. Livanios, who is undertaking an official visit…

On March 24, 2024, Sunday of Orthodoxy, the Service of Orthros (Matins) and the Divine Liturgy were celebrated at the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Seoul, with Fr. Roman Kavchak and Fr. Antonios Lim officiating. Many believers came to the church and every one of them brought an icon with them. At the end of…

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Holy Eparchial Synod New York, March 27, 2024 Communique His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided today over the session of the Holy Eparchial Synod meeting, which convened via teleconference, in order to appoint, in accordance with the current Charter of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, the Locum Tenens…

On the afternoon of Monday, March 12/25, 2024, a school ceremony of the Priestly Patriarchal School of Holy Zion took place for the national anniversary of March 25, 1821. The ceremony was organized and performed by the Managing Director of the School, Elder Dragoman Archimandrite Matthaios, the teachers and the students of the School. This…

On Monday, March 12/25, 2024, at 10.30 a.m. a Doxology was held in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on the national anniversary of March 25, 1821. This Doxology was held as a prayer to God for the repose of the souls of the heroes and all the fighters of the holy war of 1821…

The Sunday of the 11th / 24th of March 2024 was celebrated by the Patriarchate as the first Sunday of Lent and as the Sunday of Orthodoxy, that is, as a memory of the restoration of the holy icons after more than a hundred years of unholy and impious persecution against them. This feast was…