On Sunday, 26 February 2023, in an atmosphere of reverence, at the Archdiocesan Church of Saint Eustathios, South Melbourne, His Grace Bishop Prodromos of Toliara and South Madagascar officiated at the Lenten Vespers of Forgiveness accompanied by Metropolitan Ezekiel of Dervis, His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis, and the Clergy of the Archdiocesan District of…

On Sunday 26 February 2023, volunteers from the Greek Orthodox Parish of the Archangels in Mentone, gathered together after the Devine Liturgy to make and distribute 500 sandwiches for the vulnerable in our community. Next week The Greek Orthodox Parish of Saints, Raphael, Nicholas and Irene, Bentleigh, will be participating in the Hot Food Program…

ather Pavlos holds a white marble cross as he stands on the rubble of a collapsed Orthodox church in Antakya in Turkey’s Hatay province in the aftermath of the February 6 earthquakes. Erected in the 14th century, the church was rebuilt in 1872 after a previous quake. When disaster struck, the 31-year-old priest was in…

The monastic brotherhood of the Holy Monastery of The Mother of God Pantanassa in Mangrove, New South Wales, has gained another selected member. On Friday Afternoon, 24 February 2023, at the end of the Vespers Service, of which His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia officiated at, the monastic tonsure of the novice monk Mr. Panagiotis…

Forgiveness and fasting: The two words – a guide for every faithful Christian who wishes to prepare properly during Holy and Great Lent to experience the great event of Christ’s resurrection. In these two words and in their essential content, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia focused on them, during his inspirational homily at the…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America celebrated Forgiveness Vespers at Saint Katherine Church in Elk Grove, CA on Sunday February 26, 2023. With the blessing and permission of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, at the conclusion of the Vespers Archbishop Elpidophoros elevated Fr. Constantine Pappademos to the rank of Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne. To…

On February 26, 2023, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, together with His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Annunciation Church in Sacramento. In its announcement to the parishioners of the visit of Archbishop Elpidophoros, the community noted, that it has been over 50 years since Archbishop Iakovos of blessed…

My dear brother, Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco, Reverend Fathers, Beloved sisters and brothers in Christ, On this evening, when entering upon our journey of Great Lent, I would ask each and every one of you to look as deeply as possible into your hearts. Search out your motivations, and set an intention for these…

Your Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco, Beloved faithful, I am deeply moved by your generosity – for your love and your concern for people you don’t even know. But you do know about the horrific catastrophe in Türkiye and Syria, where nearly fifty thousand human beings have perished as a result of the three…