On Sunday, 1 October 2023, on the anniversary of the birth of Saint Nektarios, a divine liturgy took place in Selyvria, in the chapel of Panagia Selyvriani and Saint Nektarios. Archimandrite Gregorios, Chief Secretary of the Holy and Sacred Synod along with Deacon Vosporios, Undersecretary, liturgised at the chapel for the feast day celebrations. Present…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who is visiting the capital of Italy, Rome, was joined by His Holiness Pope Francis and His Grace Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, as well as with other religious leaders, at the Ecumenical prayer service, which took place on Saturday afternoon, 30 September 2023, in St. Peter’s Square, in front…

The ideal seal of a week of great spiritual joy and blessing, which the Orthodox Church of Australia experienced with the successful organisation of the 12th Clergy-Laity Congress, was the ordination to the Diaconate of the subdeacon Mr. Dimitrios Karakiozis, which was held on Saturday, 30 September 2023, by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia,…

With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, His Grace Bishop Evmenios of Kerasounta, Archiepiscopal Vicar of Northcote, Victoria, visited the Holy Metropolis of Veria, Naousa and Kampania and had the honour to meet and make acquaintance with the local shepherd, His Eminence Metropolitan Panteleimon of Veria. On the occasion of his presence…

Father Constantin Necula expressed concern about drug use among young people in Romania. “Everyone looks only at the physical consequences, massive accidents, loss of consciousness, falls. People, a whole generation is losing its meaning!” emphasised the priest. “It’s the worst thing Romania is now subjected to. And I see nothing to support a meaningful re-branding…

Presvytera Nikki Stephanopoulos, passed away at her home in Beachwood, Ohio on September 29, 2023 at the age of 90. Her husband, the Rev. Dr. Robert G. Stephanopoulos was by her side. Born in Minnesota, Presbytera Nikki was a public relations dynamo and a mentor to many women, and men, who served the Church alongside…

Your Grace, Bishop Andonios Beloved Clergy, Beloved Christians of Danbury, This evening, in this magnificent Temple dedicated to the Assumption of our Holy Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, we embark upon this journey of the Consecration of this place to the everlasting worship of our Holy Triune God. Tonight, with the ancient rites of our Holy…

The Divine Liturgy was celebrated, after about 40 years, in the Holy Church of the Holy Forerunner and John the Baptist, in the second largest city of the State of Eritrea, in Keren. According to the old calendar followed by the country of Eritrea, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross was celebrated…

The Cretan Association of Sydney and New South Wales, in collaboration with the Cretan Federation of Australia & New Zealand and the World Council of Cretans, hosted a dinner in honour of the Cretan Hierarchs, who honoured the 12th Clergy-Laity Congress of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia with their presence. It was a night full…