On Saturday, 4 October 2025, the Holy Archdiocese of Australia welcomed the Minister of Culture of Greece, Ms Lina Mendoni, during a festive session of the Holy Eparchial Synod held in Sydney. The Minister visited Australia to attend the first anniversary celebration of the “living” museum Our People, Their Stories (www.opts.org.au) and the official presentation…

A story filled with deep emotion began to be written in October 2024, when, with the blessing of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the “living” museum Our People, Their Stories (www.opts.org.au) opened its online doors. Marking the completion of its first year of operation, an anniversary event was held on Saturday, 4 October, at the…

The Patriarchal Commissioner, His Eminence Metropolitan Stephanos of Kallioupolis and Madytos, on the Second Sunday of Luke, 5 October 2025, presided at the Divine Liturgy celebrated in the venerable Patriarchal Church of Saint George at the Phanar. Photographs: Yani Kayakoparan  vema.com.au

The Archbishop’s homily, delivered at the end of the Divine Liturgy over which he presided, focused on the Lord’s commandment: “Love your enemies,” as heard in the day’s Gospel reading (Luke 6:31–36). His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia presented the three states of human life and relationships, the “according to nature,” the “contrary to nature,”…

With great solemnity, the opening of the new session of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Sweden was celebrated this year as well, on the afternoon of Tuesday, September 9, 2025. The proceedings began with a festive service held at Storkyrkan Cathedral of the Lutheran Church in Stockholm. This service forms an integral part of…

H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily on the First Sunday of Luke St. George Cathedral of Stockholm Sunday, September 28, 2025 Dearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today, on the First Sunday of Luke, the Church sets before us the Gospel reading of the miraculous catch of fish (Luke 5:1–11), where we see the…

On the first two days of October, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew concluded his visit to the Holy Metropolis of Thessaloniki. The visit took place following the invitation of His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece and the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece for the 2nd International Scientific Conference, marking the…

By the grace of God, on Thursday, 2 October of this year, the proceedings of the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Archdiocese of Australia commenced, convening in its regular October Session, under the presidency of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia. Following the opening prayer, the Minutes of the previous Session were ratified and, thereafter,…

The Holy and Sacred Synod of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem was convened in the Holy City of Jerusalem on Wednesday, the 1st/18th of September 2025, under the Presidency of His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, with the participation of its members. His Beatitude and the members of the Holy and Sacred…