On Sunday, 16 July 2023, the Divine Liturgy for the feast day of Saint Euphemia the Great Martyr was celebrated with ecclesiastical splendour, in the Church of Saint Euphemia, in Bankstown, Sydney, and was presided over by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, who first officiated at the Matins service and then also preached the…

On Friday, 14 July 2023, a Poly-Hierarchical Divine Liturgy took place on the occasion of the feast day of Saint Nikodemos the Hagiorite, with the participation of the local authorities and a large number of faithful. The Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Holy Parish Church of Saint Nikodemos in the city of Naxos, and…

On Friday, 14 July 2023, His Eminence Metropolitan Theodoritos of Laodicea, Director of the Representative Office of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Athens, paid a ceremonial visit to the new Minister of National Education and Religious Affairs of Greece, Mr. Kyriakos Pierrakakis. The General Secretary of Religious Affairs, Mr. Giorgos Kalantzis, also attended the meeting. vema.com.au

On Friday, 14 July 2023, the President of the Hellenic Republic, Ms. Katerina Sakellaropoulou, successively received the credentials of five new Ambassadors to Greece, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mr. Malek Hossein Givzad, Ambassador of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Mr. José Luis Pombo, Ambassador of the Republic of India, Mr. Rudrendra Tandon,…

On the evening Saturday, July 15, 2023, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America had the opportunity to venerate the monastic cell of St. Porphyrios at the Holy Convent dedicated to the Transfiguration of the Lord in Milesi, Attica Greece. Commenting about his experience the Archbishop noted “It is difficult to express in words how great…

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is pleased to welcome aboard five new interns this summer: Alexander Philliou is a current Fordham Law student working in the Legal Department. Markos Poneros, an incoming first-year student at Columbia University, and Isaac Zhong, a rising junior majoring in Database Management at Baruch College, are assisting in the…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America continues a successful visit to Greece. On July 12, His Eminence served as the Keynote Speaker at the Athens College Commencement Ceremony, and on July 13, he met with His Eminence Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens. Tomorrow, July 15, Archbishop Elpidophoros will meet with Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs…

On Wednesday, July 12, 2023, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America offered the Keynote Address at the 94th Commencement Ceremony at Athens College, a premiere high school established in 1925 in the Psychiko suburb of Athens, Greece. Its founders— Emmanuel Benakis and Stephanos Delta, with the support of prominent American philhellenes— combined American and Greek…

The Evgenios Boulgaris Digital Academy, Pemptousia and the Elevation of the Cross Parish in Tbilisi, Georgia would like to invite you to join us for a Digital Fellowship on Saturday 15th July 2023 at 07:30 PM Athens time (08:30 PM Georgian Time) The talk will be in Greek with simultaneous translation into Georgian, English, Romanian,…