The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tarragona, Mons. Juan Planellas offered the Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Spain and Portugal a fragment of the relics of the Holy Protomartyr and Equal-to-the-Apostles Thecla, protector of the city of Tarragona. The relic will be kept at the Sabadell Romanian Orthodox Parish in Spain, which is placed under the patronage…

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Romania, His Excellency Mr Özgür Kıvanç Altan, at the patriarchal residence in Bucharest on September 22, 2023. During the meeting, the Ambassador thanked for the warm welcome and expressed his joy to represent Turkey in a friendly country with…

A Poly-hierarchical Divine Liturgy, presided by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia was celebrated with all due ecclesiastical splendour on Wednesday, 27 September, at the Church of the Resurrection of our Lord in Kogarah, Sydney. The worship service was a historic event for the Greek Orthodox Church in Australia because, on the one hand, it…

With the Grace of God and the blessing of Pope and Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa, the important spiritual work of the Orthodox Church continues in the country of Eritrea. At the request of the Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Aksum, His Eminence Archbishop Daniel, Assoc. Professor Dr. Christos Karydis and President of…

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia is committed to working together to uphold the dignity and sacredness of every human person, especially those people whose basic human rights have been denied if not totally rejected; including those of our own Indigenous people who have suffered tremendous upheavals and alienation since white settlement. Having been subjected…

The 12th Clergy-Laity Congress of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia was crowned with absolute success – a historic event, as it was the first Clergy-Laity Congress convened since 2013 and it was the last one before the completion of a 100 years since the establishment of the Orthodox Church in the fifth continent. The theme…

On Sunday, 10th September 2023, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Orthodox Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God in Bristol. The Very Rev. Archimandrite Kyril Jenner, Priest in Charge of the community, concelebrated the Divine Liturgy with His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas. The…

The Ecumenical Patriarch’s visit to Hungary continues. On Tuesday, 26 September 2023, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew attended a luncheon hosted in his honour on behalf of the Hungarian Government by Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Scemjén. vema.com.au

The excellent addresses of the four Metropolitans, who arrived in Sydney from Greece, and were invited by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, were received with great success and acceptance. Their Eminences’ addressed the first part (Theology and Ecclesiology) of the 12th Clergy-Laity Congress of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia, whose general theme is “Walk…