The upcoming visit of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to the fifth continent, will mark the culmination of the centenary celebrations of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia. The exact dates of His All-Holiness’ visit were officially announced by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia during the cutting of the Vasilopita service of the Archdiocesan District…

On Wednesday afternoon, December 21, 2023/ January 3, 2024, the Service of the Holy Unction was held at the monastic and Patriarchal Holy Church of Saints Constantine and Helen as preparation and sanctification for the feast of Christmas. The service was presided over by H.H.B. our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos with the co-celebration…

On Wednesday night December 21, 2023 /January 3, 2024, the monk Alexander was ordained a Priest by the Representative of the Jerusalem Patriarchate at the Ecumenical Patriarchate, His Eminence Archbishop Nectarios of Anthedona at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. On Wednesday morning His Beatitude received the newly ordained Deacon and His Eminence to give…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America will be visiting Mount Athos on the occasion of the Feast of Epiphany accompanied by forty pilgrims from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. At the invitation of the Central Jewish Council, Archbishop Elpidophoros of America will be the Keynote Speaker at the National Day of Remembrance of the…

AHEPA Global Headquarters, under the leadership of our Supreme President Savas C. Tsivicos, is delighted to announce the 2024 AHEPA Supreme Convention in Larnaca, Cyprus. We have diligently prepared for this once-in-a-lifetime convention, featuring events and programs that will enable our members to explore Cyprus to the fullest! In 1974, Cyprus was invaded by Turkish…

From time to time we encounter people who have a special grace about them, “a spirit of peace.” In their presence we feel embraced by a calm, a sense that all is well and will be well, even if we don’t feel particularly well. Parents and Caregivers, those who receive our care need, more than…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America celebrated Chorostasia at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity on New Year’s Day. His Eminence was joined by His Grace Bishop Athenagoras of Nazianzos and V. Rev. Archimandrite Chrysostomos Gilbert. At the end of the service, members of the Afro-American mission led by V. Rev. Archimandrite…

On Monday, 1st January 2024, on the Feast of the Circumcision of our Lord and St Basil the Great, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Divine Wisdom in Bayswater, London. Concelebrating were the V. Rev. Archimandrite Nephon Tsimalis, Chancellor, the V. Rev. Archimandrite of the Ecumenical Throne…

On the 1st January 2024, commemorating both the Lord’s circumcision and St Basil the Great, Hia Grace Bishop Iakovos of Claudiopolis celebrated the Divine Liturgy. Following the eucharistic synaxis, His Grace Iakovos cut the traditional Vasilopita (cake in memory of St Basil) while sharing words of encouragement and paternal love on the occasion of the…