Hierarch members of the Holy Synod of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece convened on Wednesday for a second straight day, under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos. The Holy Synod approved of a program for this year’s celebratory commemorations and events in veneration of the memory of St. Paul, Apostle to the Nations,…

Ukrainian authorities have announced a decision to suspend some of the Russian gas exports to Europe, which flow in pipelines through the country. The country’s gas transmission system operator cited interruptions at key transit points a day earlier. Even amid the Russian invasion, Ukraine has continued to allow the transport of Russian gas through its…

The Church today venerates the memory of Methodios and Cyril, Equal-to-the Apostles, Illuminators of the Slavs.

Dear members and friends of the Holy Metropolis of Sweden in Denmark, As part of the framework of His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia’s pastoral care and concern for the flock of the Mother Church of Constantinople in the Northern Lands, His Eminence will be visiting the greater Århus area in Denmark…

The Holy Metropolis of Sweden and All Scandinavia welcomes the audit report sent by the Swedish Tax Agency (Sw. Skatteverket), in May 2022, vindicating the Holy Metropolis from the false accusations and defamatory publications printed by the Swedish newspaper “Göteborgs Posten”. The audit report follows a full and detailed audit conducted by the Swedish Tax…

The Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, His Most Divine Beatitude Theodoros II, on Monday referred to what he charged as the “predatory and disrespectful” conduct of the Russian Church, as well as the “…seizure of parish communities of native Orthodox Christians” in Africa. His Most Divine Beatitude also cited what he referred…

On the third Sunday of Pascha, the Sunday of the Myrrh-bearing Women, in a spirit of Paschal joy, His Grace Bishop Elpidios of Kyanea officiated the Matins and Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at the Church of Sts Constantine and Helene in Perth WA. This day also marks the celebration of the miraculous icon of Archangel Michael,…

n 324 the holy Emperor Constantine (May 21) decided that the imperial capital had to be closer to the Eastern provinces, and yet have direct communication with the West. The city of Byzantium fulfilled these requirements, and on November 8, 324 the site of the new capital was consecrated. Tradition tells us that the Emperor…

On Tuesday night, Sydney Greek leaders met to raise funds to honour the unsung migrant heroes of the Greek community on the National Monument to Migration at the Australian National Maritime Museum, in recognition of the 200th anniversary of Greek independence. The Greek Independence Bicentenary Project Fund is a collaboration between the Museum, a group…