With due splendour and reverence, the memory of Saint Barbara the Great Martyr was celebrated at the Parish of the same name in the city of Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. His Eminence Metropolitan Theodosios of Kinshasa presided over the feast day service, who, after referring to the life of both Saint…

On Wednesday, 6 December 2023, the memory of Saint Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, the wonderworker, was celebrated with due ecclesiastical splendour in the Archdiocesan District of Northcote, Victoria. The centre of the feast day celebrations was the Church of Saint Nicholas in the suburb of Yarraville, Melbourne, where the celebratory services were presided…

On 6 December 2023, His Beatitude Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa presided over the Divine Liturgy and delivered the Holy Sermon at the Church of St. Nicholas in Alexandria’s Camp Chezar district. Alongside him, His Eminence Metropolitans Panteleimon of Naucratis, Chief Secretary of the Holy Synod, and His Grace Bishop Germanos of…

On Tuesday, 5 December 2023, His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis, representing His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, received His Excellency, Mr. Georges Papacostas, Ambassador of Greece in Canberra, along with his wife, Ms. Goha Badalyan, who were also joined by the Consul General of Greece in Melbourne, Mr. Emmanuel Kakavelakis. During the meeting, which…

Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni chaired a meeting with local officials and experts on Tuesday, 5 December 2023, to discuss Greece’s bid to have the archaeological site of Nikopolis inducted onto UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The purpose of the meeting was to set out a timeline for the work that still needs to be done…

In a somber ceremony on Monday, 4 December 2023, the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki honoured the memory of two students who were killed in February’s rail disaster at Tempe in Central Greece by delivering their degrees to their families. Elpida Houpa and Erietta Molchou were enrolled at the Aristotle’s School of Architecture when they died…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided this year, over the commemoration of Saint Nicholas in Myra of Lycia, where Saint Nicholas was a Bishop. On Tuesday, 5 December 2023, in the afternoon, the Ecumenical Patriarch officiated at the Great Vespers of the feast, in the Old Christian Basilica of the Saint, while today, 6 December,…

The Acropolis Museum launched an exhibition on Tuesday that includes a renowned ancient Greek water jug from 420 BC on loan from the British Museum. The exhibit comes during a dispute over Greek demands for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures that are housed in the British Museum. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak canceled a…

On 5 December 2023, the memory of Saint Savvas the Sanctified was celebrated in the Great City of Alexandria. His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa presided over the Matins and Divine Liturgy at the Katholikon of the Holy Patriarchal Monastery of Saint Savvas, concelebrated by Metropolitan Narcissus of Pelusium,…