His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on Wednesday extended condolences to the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece over the victims of a tragic accident involving the collision of two trains in the city of Larissa, in the centre of the country, which resulted in multiple deaths and injury to dozens of people. A passenger train and…

On Wednesday, 1 March 2023, at the Holy Church of Saint Ioannis, in Parramatta, Sydney, in an atmosphere of deep emotion, the funeral service of the late Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne Nicholas Tsouloukidis took place. His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia presided over the funeral service, joined also by Metropolitan Seraphim of Sevasteia, Their…

Your Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco, Your Grace[s], Dear brothers Christ, Καλή Σαρακοστή! Yesterday, I was with the brothers in Sacramento, and was very impressed by their dedication and enthusiasm for our season of preparation for Holy Pascha. Today, I have the pleasure to be her with you – the Bay Area clergy. But…

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At least 42 people were killed when a train carrying more than 350 passengers collided with a freight train at the entrance of the Tempi Valley in north-central Greece, north of the city of Larissa. Dozens of passengers were injured, with a handful hospitalized in intensive care units. The two trains involved in the fatal…

The Church today venerates the memory of Eudokia the Martyr of Heliopolis. Today marks the first Wednesday of Lent.

Condolences for the families of the victims and best wishes for the speedy of those injured poured in on Wednesday morning from around the world, in the wake of a deadly train collision in north-central Greece late Tuesday evening. His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I expressed his deep anguish over the tragic rail accident…

A deadly train collision in north-central Greece late Tuesday night that left more than 36 people dead and dozens injured has shocked the nation. Appalling scenes from the site of the tragedy were grimly recorded by Orthodoxia news agency (ope.gr) in the subsequent hours. Some 350 passengers were aboard a Hellenic Rail train headed from…

The Vespers of Forgiveness took place at the Church of Saint Nektarios in Perth on the evening of Cheese-Fare Sunday and was presided over by His Grace Bishop Elpidios of Kyanea. In his sermon, His Grace emphasised the importance of forgiveness and how we will only be forgiven by God if we are willing to…