His Excellency Mr. Amir Maimon, Ambassador of Israel to Australia paid a formal visit to the headquarters of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia, in Sydney, in order to have a meeting with His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia. The Ambassador was welcomed at the entrance of the Holy Archdiocese by His Grace Bishop Bartholomew of…

Pemptousia and Saint Nicholas and Saint John the Apostle Students Parish Cluj-Napoca, would like to invite you to join us for a digital fellowship on Friday 28th July 2023 at 07:30 PM Athens time. The talk will be in Greek with simultaneous translation into ROMANIAN, ENGLISH, FRENCH, GEORGIAN, ARABIC and RUSSIAN There will be time…

In honour and in prayerful celebration of His Majesty King Charles III’s Coronation, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain, who participated at the historic Service representing our Holy Archdiocese, commissioned an icon of the Mother of God and Christ-child to be offered on behalf of the God-fearing clergy and Christ-loving faithful to…

Piteşti Prison of communist Romania was home to unspeakable horrors, where thousands suffered for their faith in Christ and political dissension. Now the penitentiary complex has been officially designated as an historical monument. The relevant order was signed by Romanian Minister of Culture Raluca Turcan on Wednesday, reports the Basilica News Agency. “The prison in…

Several prisoners from Aiud Prison in Alba County in central Romania were taken on a pilgrimage to a local monastery last week. The visit to Râmeţ Monastery was meant to “form a correct attitude towards the rules of social cohabitation, contributing to the personal development of the participants towards an easy reintegration into the community,”…

The light of Orthodoxy, with God’s grace, is being spread throughout the entire area of the Holy Diocese of Arusha and Central Tanzania. From one end to the other, in cities and villages, the catechism continues with undiminished zeal, since new communities of people constantly ask to come to know the Orthodox faith. At the…

On Wednesday, July 19, 2023, with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, World Council of Churches General Secretary Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay made a notable visit to the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at the World Trade Center. Rev. Dr. Nicolas Kazarian, Director of the Department of Inter-Orthodox,…

The Department of Greek Education of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is pleased to announce that the World Language Comprehensive in Modern Greek was recently approved by the New York State Education Department to be used as a 4+1 World Language pathway assessment leading to a diploma requirement in New York State. Under the…

On the morning of Tuesday, July 5 / 18, 2023, H.H.B. our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos accepted the assumed service as Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to Israel, Mr Cornelios Corneliou, accompanied by Mrs Irene Trigidou. His Beatitude informed the Ambassador about the Mission of the Patriarchate to the Holy Land and…