According to a 2021 census undertaken in the Baltic republic of Estonia, 29 percent of respondents said they are affiliated with a religion, with the most prevalent faith in the country being Orthodoxy. The second most prevalent faith is Protestant Lutheranism. Orthodox Christians make up 16 percent and Lutherans 8 percent of the population in…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday delivered an address at an international conference entitled “The Next 50: The Future of World Heritage in Challenging Times, Enhancing Resilience and Sustainability”. The conference is being held at the eponymous Delphi site in south-central Greece. The two-day event is organized by the country’s culture ministry in association…
The Church today venerates the memory of Gennadios I, Patriarch of Constantinople. Today is also the feast day of Gregory the Wonderworker & Bishop of Neo-Caesarea.
The Greek Orthodox Community of Megalo Revma in Constantinople with great joy announced that on Tuesday, November 15, the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) was issued and immediately communicated, regarding a claimed plot of land of the Community in the area of Toumpos Megalo Revma. “The decision was in favour of…
His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis, Archiepiscopal Vicar of Melbourne, held a meeting with the following clergy; Father Stavros Kakavas, Proistamenos of the Holy Church of St Anargiri, Father George Adamakis, Proistamenos of the Holy Church of Saint Catherine, Father Panagiotis Zoumboulis, Proistamenos of the Holy Church of the Holy Archangels, Father Nicholas Georgiou, Proistamenos…
Monday 14th of November – with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia – the Greek Welfare Centre of SA “St Philothei” was proud to hold an end-of-year breakfast in honour of its devoted volunteers. The group was hosted in the Centre premises in its Torrensville office, where the staff served coffee, juice,…
A brand new, Byzantine art exhibition opens in the heart of Athens, at the Benizelos Mansion, the House of Saint Philothei. Konstantinos Xenopoulos, Arhon Iconographer of the Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa, presents an Orthodox art exhibition from 25 to 27 of November 2022 in Athens. There are two symbolic worlds presented in this…
The new album “Kecharitomene”, a production of Pemptousia, has been released. The album comprises the second series of 17 songs and musical arrangements of composer Andreas Katsigiannis towards supplication of the Panaghia, the All-Holy Virgin Mary. The work is available in CD form and all digital musical platforms.
The Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy & Great Monastery of Vatopedi, last week had the opportunity to share his spiritual experience, monastic life and ministry at the side of 20th century Mount Athos saints, speaking at the St. Eleftherios Cathedral of Acharnon, in central Athens. The Elder Ephraim, accompanied by Vatopedi Elders,…