he Creative Drama & Arts Centre of the Greek Community of Melbourne presents, for the second time, the theatre and music performance «ΕΙΚΟΣΙ ΔΥΟ» (‘TWENTY TWO’). The theatre performance is focused on 1922, a year that constituted a historic landmark in the Greeks collective consciousness from the tremendous effects of the Asia Minor Catastrophe and…

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed the Secretary of State for relations with Romanians abroad, Gheorghe Cârciu, at his patriarchal residence on March 29, 2023. After the meeting, Secretary of State Gheorghe Cârciu highlighted the excellent collaboration between the Church and his department. “Preserving the identity of Romanians outside the borders through educational projects, promoting culture…

On Thursday, March 30, 2023, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed His Excellency Arthur Mattli, the outgoing Ambassador of the Swiss Confederation to Romania, on a farewell visit. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel expressed his joy to meet Mr Arthur Mattli again, complimented him on his extensive diplomatic activity in Romania, and thanked him for contributing to…

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed His Grace Bishop Lukijan of Buda, the administrator of the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Timisoara, at the patriarchal residence and awarded him the second highest order of the Romanian Patriarchate. During the meeting that took place on March 28, Bishop Lukijan conveyed best regards on behalf of Patriarch Porfirije of…

Burwood Council’s initiative has been a great honour for the Greeks for 20 consecutive years For twenty consecutive years now, the City Hall in the suburb of Burwood (Burwood Council) in Sydney, Australia has continuously honoured the Greeks, Greece and Cyprus on the occasion of the National Anniversary of March 25, 1821. This year’s event…

With the Blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, and under the guidence of His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis, the Archdiocesan District of Melbourne hosted an Easter Activity day, last Saturday, 1 April 2023. His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis attended the event and conveyed the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew ahead of Holy Week and Easter, will travel to his birthplace of Imbros. As the Holy Metropolis of Imbros and Tenedos informs in a respective announcement, His All-Holiness will lead all the Holy Services during the appointed period, while the announcement points out that this is the first visit of…

Unique moments, full of blessing, which will remain indelibly etched in hearts for a long time, were lived out by the members of the student unions of the Holy Metropolis of Nea Krini and Kalamaria during the three-day pilgrimage to Constantinople, held from March 31 to April 2. The inspiration for this idea was His…

This year, every Friday of the Great Lent, we were honored to sing with deep emotion the Salutations to the Most Holy Theotokos in all the Parishes of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea. Along with the Salutations to the Most Holy Theotokos, God provided us with the special opportunity, through the intercessions of His Holy…