On Sunday, January 7, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided over the Divine Liturgy and 10 year memorial service for the late Nicholas J. Bouras, Archon Depoutatos, at Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church & National Shrine. Nicholas, with his wife Ann, who is also remembered with love, made substantial contributions to the Most…

On Satuday, 6 January 2024, at the Greek Orthodox Parish of the Presentation of the Lord in Milan, Italy, the Feast of the Holy Epiphany was solemnly celebrated. After the end of the Divine Liturgy, the Great Blessing of the Waters was performed and the priest Fr. Ioannis distributed to all the faithful vials with…

On Tuesday, 9 January, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia made a visit to the Consulate General of Greece in Sydney. His Eminence was warmly welcomed by the Consul General Mr. Yannis Mallikourtis and his colleagues, with whom he exchanged warm personal wishes for the new year 2024. His Eminence then blessed and cut the…

The popular and acclaimed performer Ms. Stella Konitopoulou was welcomed by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia on Monday, 8 January, at the headquarters of the Holy Archdiocese in Sydney. The Greek singer greatly brightened the Epiphany Greek Festival with her participation and performance, which was organised by the Holy Archdiocese of Australia at Carss…

On Sunday, 7 January 2024, in the presence of hundreds of faithful, the service of the Blessing of the waters and throwing of the Holy Cross took place at the Bogey Hole ocean pool in the city of Newcastle, New South Wales. This is the location where the Blessing of the Waters for the Feast…

STOCKHOLM – On the eve of the feast of Epiphany, Friday, January 5, 2024, with the temperature reaching -11°C, the service of the Vespers was celebrated at the St. George Cathedral in Stockholm, followed by the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil, with His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia presiding in chorostasia. Immediately…

For the Synaxis of the Theotokos and the memory of the Shepherds, a Divine Liturgy was held on Monday, December 26, 2023 / January 8, 2024, in the Village of the Shepherds, in the Holy Monastery of the Synaxis of the Theotokos and the Shepherds. The blessed spiritual Father of the Lavra of Saint Savvas…

Christmas was celebrated in Doha, Qatar, with ecclesiastical splendour and solemnity. On Sunday, December 11th/24th, 2023, in the evening, the Vespers and Matins began and then the Divine Liturgy was celebrated in Arabic, Greek and English. On the morning of Monday, December 12/25, 2023, Matins and the Divine Liturgy were held in the Greek, Arabic…

On Monday, December 26, 2023/ January 8, 2024, the Patriarchate celebrated Christmas in the Holy Church of Saints Constantine and Helen, as it was celebrated on the 25th of the month in Bethlehem, following the custom of the Holy Church of Jerusalem and the Holy Sepulchre Brotherhood. This feast of Christmas was celebrated after the…