On Friday, February 10/23, 2024, the Patriarchate celebrated the feast of the Holy Hieromartyr Charalambos in the Holy Monastery, which is adjacent to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on the north and near the Gate through which the Lord passed to Golgotha, which is also known as the 8th Station of Via Dolorosa. On…

On Thursday, February 9/20, 2024, H.H.B. our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos received the Bulgarian Ambassador to Israel Ms Slavena Gergova and the head diplomatic representative Mr Vesselin Delchev. These honourable representatives of Bulgaria were informed by His Beatitude on the centuries-long and today’s multifaceted work of the Patriarchate, purely pastoral, and ecclesiastical, but…

Once again, the 36th Antipodes Festival, organised by the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM), resonated with the vibrant pulse of the Greek community. Held in the heart of Melbourne’s historic Greek precinct on Lonsdale Street, adorned in blue and white, the Festival marked a significant milestone. The Festival stands as the largest Hellenic festival in…

On the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee, 25 February 2024, His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis, Archiepiscopal Vicar of Melbourne, presided over the Divine Liturgy which took place at the Church of the Dormition of Our Lady, in the suburb of North Altona in Melbourne, and was joined in concelebration by His Grace…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew addressed the international community appealing them not to ignore the ongoing bloodshed in Ukraine, after the Divine Liturgy, at which he officiated, on the Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee, on 25 February 2024, at the Church of Saint Nicholas in Tzivali. At the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy a…

Beloved Sub-Deacon Alexander, You present yourself today for ordination to the Holy Diaconate, at the Beginning of Triodion, on the day of the reading of the parable of the Publican and the Pharisee. For one seeking to serve in the role of deacon, it is hard to think of a more appropriate commemoration. For this…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America arrived in Nassau, Bahamas February 22, 2024 for a four-day pastoral visit to the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. His Eminence was greeted at the airport by the Proistamenos of the parish, Fr. Irenaeus Cox, Parish Council President Alexandra Maillis-Lynch, Alex and Patricia Maillis and their children, Archon Chris Tsavoussis…

On 18 February 2023, His Eminence Archbishop Jakub of Białystok and Gdańsk presided over the Divine Liturgy at the All Saints Church in Białystok, Poland. Prior to the service, the Archbishop consecrated the church following its extensive renovation. At the end of the ceremony, Archbishop Jakub expressed his gratitude to the parish priest, Fr. Piotr…

On Thursday, 22 February 2024, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew responded to the kind invitation of the President of the Marmara Grubu Vakfi Foundation Dr. Akkan Suver, and delivered a speech at the “27th Eurasian Economic Summit”, held in Constantinople. The Ecumenical Patriarch, addressing the audience in English, acknowledged the stark realities of our contemporary…